Hebrews 7:15
in Hebrews 7And this point is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears,
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ASV
And what we say is yet more abundantly evident, if after the likeness of Melchizedek there ariseth another priest,
KJV
And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,
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This verse in Hebrews 7
Commentary
10 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
And it is yet far more evident - Not that our Lord would spring out of Judah, but the point which he was endeavoring to establish that there must be a change of the priesthood, was rendered still more evident from another consideration.
This site's exposition
another priest like Melchizedek appears
on Hebrews 7:15-17
The case grows even more clear when another priest like Melchizedek appears. Aaron's priests served by descent, and this one serves by the power of an indestructible life, which His resurrection shows. Psalm 110:4 seals it: You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
And not only, he says, it is clear from this that the priesthood and the covenant have been changed from that of another tribe, and not from Levi, that the risen priest is from, but also it is evident from this more abundantly. Of which? …
"And it is yet far more evident, if after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest." What is evident? The interval between the two priesthoods, the difference; how much superior He is "who was made not according to the law of a carnal commandment." (Who? Melchisedec? Nay; but Christ.)
The Medieval Church2 voices
358. – Then when he says, This becomes even more evident, because above he had presented one reason to prove that Christ's priesthood is preferred over the Levitical and does away with it; he now presents the other reason, in which he shows why it …
What is "more clearly seen"? The middle ground between one priesthood and the other. Or that the change of priesthood and covenant is revealed not only from the fact that the priest arises from a different tribe, and by no means from that of Levi, …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And it is still far more evident, that - Both the priesthood and the law are changed, because the priest now raised up is not only of another tribe, but of a quite different order.
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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And it is yet far more evident,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Another proof that the law, or economy, is changed, namely, forasmuch as Christ is appointed Priest, "not according to the law of a carnal (that is, a mere outward) commandment," but "according to the power of an indissoluble (so the Greek) life." The hundred tenth Psalm appoints Him "for ever" (Heb 7:17).
And it is yet far more evident - Και περισσοτερον ετι καταδηλον εστιν· And besides, it is more abundantly strikingly manifest. It is very difficult to translate these words, but the apostle’s meaning is plain, viz., that God designed the Levitical priesthood to be changed, because of the oath in Psa 110:1-7, where, addressing the Messiah, he says: Thou art a Priest for ever after the order, or ὁμοιοτητα, similitude, of Melchisedec, who was not only a priest, but also a king. None of the Levitical priests sustained this double office; but they both, with that of prophet, appear and were exercised in the person of our Lord, who is the Priest to which the apostle alludes.
The words behind it
13 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| περισσότερον | perissoteron | more excessive | G4054 → | |
| ἔτι | eti | yet | G2089 → | 140 times |
| κατάδηλόν | katadelon | evident | G2612 → | |
| ἐστιν, | estin | it is, | G1510 → | 2333 times |
| εἰ | ei | if | G1487 → | 508 times |
| κατὰ | kata | according to | G2596 → | 468 times |
| τὴν | ten | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ὁμοιότητα | homoioteta | likeness | G3665 → | |
| Μελχισέδεκ | melchisedek | of Melchizedek | G3198 → | 8 times |
| ἀνίσταται | anistatai | arises | G450 → | |
| ἱερεὺς | hi'ereus | a priest | G2409 → | 30 times |
| ἕτερος, | heteros | another, | G2087 → | 97 times |
ΚαὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
περισσότερονmore excessive
perissoteronG4054 →
ἔτιyet
etiG2089 →140 times
κατάδηλόνevident
katadelonG2612 →
ἐστιν,it is,
estinG1510 →2333 times
εἰif
eiG1487 →508 times
κατὰaccording to
kataG2596 →468 times
τὴνthe
tenG3588 →19766 times
ὁμοιότηταlikeness
homoiotetaG3665 →
Μελχισέδεκof Melchizedek
melchisedekG3198 →8 times
ἀνίσταταιarises
anistataiG450 →
ἱερεὺςa priest
hi'ereusG2409 →30 times
ἕτερος,another,
heterosG2087 →97 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 110:4The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
it leads to
- Hebrews 7:17
For it is testified: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Hebrews 5:6
And in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
- Hebrews 7:21
but Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’”
- Genesis 14:18
Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High—
- Hebrews 6:20
where Jesus our forerunner has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
- Hebrews 7:17
Through
Hebrews 7:11Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear—one in the order of…
it leads to
- Hebrews 8:7
For if that first covenant had been without fault, no place would have been sought for a second.
- Galatians 2:21
I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, Christ died for nothing.
- Hebrews 8:7
Through
Hebrews 7:3Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time.
it leads to
- Exodus 6:20–27
And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
- Exodus 6:20–27
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Calvin, Commentary on Hebrews; John Chrysostom, Homily on Hebrews 13; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Oecumenius, The Pseudo-Oecumenian Catena on Hebrews; Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on Hebrews and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Hebrews.
