Hebrews 7:17

for He doth testify — 'Thou [art] a priest — to the age, according to the order of Melchisedek;'

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16who came not according to the law of a fleshly command, but according to the power of an endless life,

18for a disannulling indeed doth come of the command going before because of its weakness, and unprofitableness,

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Cross References

Psalms 110:4Jehovah hath sworn, and doth not repent, 'Thou [art] a priest to the age, According to the order of Melchizedek.'

Hebrews 5:10having been addressed by God a chief priest, according to the order of Melchisedek,

Hebrews 7:15And it is yet more abundantly most evident, if according to the similitude of Melchisedek there doth arise 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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