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The Book of Hebrews, Chapter 6, Verse 13

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For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
King James Version
Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
American Standard Version
saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
New English Translation
Jesus and the Priesthood of Melchizedek So if perfection had in fact been possible through the Levitical priesthood– for on that basis the people received the law– what further need would there have been for another priest to arise, said to be in the order of Melchizedek and not in Aaron’s order?
World English Bible
For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he swore by himself,
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And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
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For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation [is] to them an end of all strife.
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Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed [it] by an oath:
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That by two immutable things, in which [it was] impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
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Which [hope] we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
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Whither the forerunner is for us entered, [even] Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
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For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
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To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;
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Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
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Now consider how great this man [was], unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.