Hebrews 7:26

Moreover we needed just such a High Priest as this--holy, guileless, undefiled, far removed from sinful men and exalted above the heavens;

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

25Hence too He is able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, seeing that He ever lives to plead for them.

27who, unlike other High Priests, is not under the necessity of offering up sacrifices day after day, first for His own sins, and afterwards for those of the people; for this latter thing He did once for all when He offered up Himself.

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Cross References

Mark 16:19So the Lord Jesus after having thus spoken to them was taken up into Heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.

Luke 23:22A third time he appealed to them: "Why, what crime has the man committed? I have discovered in him nothing that deserves death. I will therefore give him a light punishment and release him."

Luke 23:47The Captain, seeing what had happened, gave glory to God, saying, "Beyond question this man was innocent."

Luke 24:46and He said, "Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise again from among the dead;

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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