23and those indeed are many who have become priests, because by death they are hindered from remaining;


In Context

20 And inasmuch as it is not apart from oath, (for those indeed apart from oath are become priests,

21 and he with an oath through Him who is saying unto him, 'The Lord sware, and will not repent, Thou art a priest — to the age, according to the order of Melchisedek;')

22 by so much of a better covenant hath Jesus become surety,

23 and those indeed are many who have become priests, because by death they are hindered from remaining;

24 and he, because of his remaining — to the age, hath the priesthood not transient,

25 whence also he is able to save to the very end, those coming through him unto God — ever living to make intercession for them.

Hebrews 7:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:23And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:23Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:23And the others indeed were made many priests, because by reason of death they were not suffered to continue:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:23And they indeed have been made priests many in number, because that by death they are hindered from continuing:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:23And they have been many priests, on account of being hindered from continuing by death;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:23And they indeed have been made priests many in number, because that by death they are hindered from continuing:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:23And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:23Many, indeed, have been made priests, because they are hindered from continuing by death.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:23And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death: