Hebrews 5:6

as he says also in another place, Thou art a priest forever, after the order of Melchisedec.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

In Context

5So, also, the Christ did not take upon himself the honor of becoming a high priest: but he gave him this honor, who said to him, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee:

7In the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and supplications, with strong crying and tears, to him that was able to save him from death, and having been heard with respect to that which he feared,

Read all of Hebrews 5

Cross References

Hebrews 5:10being called by God a high priest after the order of Melchisedec.

Hebrews 7:3without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life, but being made to resemble the Son of God, remains a priest forever.

Hebrews 7:17Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchisedec.

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 5:2-10

The Priesthood of Christ. ( a. d. 62.) 1 For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: 2 Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity. 3 And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins. 4 And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron. 5 So also Christ… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Hebrews 5:6