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(for they indeedbecamepriestswithout an oath, but He with an oaththrough the One who said to Him, "8THE LORD HAS SWORN AND 9WILL NOT CHANGE HIS MIND, 'YOU ARE A PRIEST10FOREVER ' ");
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somuch the morealsoJesus has become the 11guarantee of 12a bettercovenant.
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The former priests, on the onehand, existed* in greaternumbersbecause they were prevented by death from continuing,
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but Jesus, on the otherhand, because He continues13forever, holds His priesthoodpermanently.
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Therefore He is ablealso to 14saveforever*those who 15drawnear to Godthrough Him, since He alwayslives to 16makeintercession for them.
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For it was fitting for us to have such a 17highpriest, 18holy, 19innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners and 20exalted above the heavens;