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By so much has Jesus become the collateral of a better covenant.
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Jesus, Our Divine Guarantor
Commentators explain that the word 'surety' means a guarantor or bondsman. While God's promises are always true, Jesus acts as a guarantor on our behalf to God. He is the pledge that our salvation is righteous and just, satisfying the demands of the law. He guarantees to God that those who come to Him in faith are acceptable, securing our standing before the Father.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
By so much.
Insofar as an oath is more solemn than a mere appointment. The meaning is, that there is all the additional security in…
By so much also (κατα τοσουτο κα). Correlative demonstrative corresponding to καθ' οσον (the relative clause) in verse 20.
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19th Century
Anglican
By so much was Jesus made.—A better translation is, by so much also has Jesus become surety of a better covenant. The for…
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Baptist
I think they calculated that there were eighty-three high priests in regular succession from Aaron to the death of Phineas, the last high priest at…
“Guarantee” (GK 1583) brings before us an unusual idea. The old covenant was established with a mediator (Galatians 3:19) but with no o…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament . Or "covenant", for the word signifies both; and what is i…
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The priesthood and law, by which perfection could not come, are abolished; a Priest has risen, and a dispensation is now established, by which true…
13th Century
Catholic
Having proved by the authority of the Psalmist that the priesthood of Christ is superior to the Levitical and replaces it, the Apostle now proves t…
