Hebrews 7:26

For such a high priest is suited to us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens;

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

In Context

25Wherefore, he is able also to save through all time those who come to God by him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.

27who needs not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.

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Cross References

Mark 16:19The Lord, therefore, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven: and he sat down at the right hand of God.

Luke 23:22He said to them the third time: Why, what evil has he done? I have found nothing in him worthy of death. I will, therefore, chastise him, and release him.

Luke 23:47When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying: Truly, this was a righteous man.

Luke 24:46and he said to them: Thus it is written, and thus was it necessary that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day,

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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