King James Version with full narration by Alexander Scourby
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Surety
CategoryArchaic Word / Theological Term
Modern Equivalenta guarantor; one who takes legal responsibility for another; a pledge or guarantee.
KJV Word TypeNoun
DefinitionOne who undertakes legal or moral responsibility for another's obligations or debts; a guarantee or pledge. In the NT, Christ is described as the surety of a better covenant — He stands as guarantor that the new covenant's promises will be kept.
Key Verses"By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament." (Hebrews 7:22); "He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure." (Proverbs 11:15)