Hebrews 7:26

This was the high priest that we needed – holy, innocent, spotless, withdrawn from sinners, exalted above the highest heaven,

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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

25And that is why he is able to save perfectly those who come to God through him, living for ever, as he does, to intercede on their behalf.

27one who has no need to offer sacrifices daily as those high priests have, first for their own sins, and then for those of the people. For this he did once and for all, when he offered himself as the sacrifice.

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Cross References

Psalms 68:18You did mount the height with trains of your captives, and gifts that you had received from the people. The rebels shall live with the Lord God.

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

Luke 23:22“Why, what harm has this man done?” Pilate said to them for the third time. “I have found nothing in him for which he could be condemned to death. So I will have him scourged, and then release him.”

Luke 23:47The Roman centurion, on seeing what had happened, praised God, exclaiming, “This must have been a good man!”

Luke 24:46“Scripture says that the Christ will suffer, and that he will rise again from the dead on 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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