Hebrews 7:17

Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchisedec.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

In Context

16who is made, not according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life; for he testifies,

18For, indeed, there is a setting aside of the preceding commandment, because it was weak and unprofitable,

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Cross References

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

Hebrews 7:15And it is yet far more evident, if, after the likeness of Melchisedec, there arises another priest,

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 7:12-28

Melchisedec and Christ Compared. ( a. d. 62.) 11 If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron? 12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law. 13 For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar. 14 For it is evident that… Read the whole commentary →

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