Hebrews 7:15

And this point is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears,

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KJV

And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,

ASV

And what we say is yet more abundantly evident, if after the likeness of Melchizedek there ariseth another priest,

YLT

And it is yet more abundantly most evident, if according to the similitude of Melchisedek there doth arise another priest,

DBT

And it is yet more abundantly evident, since a different priest arises according to the similitude of Melchisedec,

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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 …

Thomas Aquinas· Commentary on Hebrews, 1274patristic

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And it is yet far more evident,....

John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed

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.

Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical

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).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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.

John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament, 1755evangelical

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Psalms 110:4
The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
Hebrews 7:17
For it is testified: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
Hebrews 5:6
And in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
Hebrews 7:11
Now 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 Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?
Hebrews 7:3
Without 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.

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Who & where

PersonPatriarchsMelchizedekKing of Salem and priest of the Most High God, without recorded genealogy, who brings out bread and wine — the type of Christ's et…

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About this book

Christ Presented to the People — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)

Hebrews — The NT's most sustained Old-Testament argument — an extended demonstration that Jesus is ‘better than’ every institution Judaism knew. Priesthood, covenant, tabernacle, sacrifice: all fulfilled in one great high priest.

Canon: New Testament
Author: Unknown — the book itself does not name its author. Traditional attribution is Pauline (Clement of Alexandria, Origen, much of the Eastern church); Luther proposed Apollos; Tertullian preferred Barnabas; Harnack proposed Priscilla. Site does not adjudicate
Date: Mid-to-late 1st century AD, almost certainly before AD 70 (the book argues against the ongoing Temple liturgy as if the Temple still stands)

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 110:4
The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
leads to
- Hebrews 7:17
  For it is testified: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
  Reached by 2 independent 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.
Through
Hebrews 7:11
Now 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…
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.
Through
Hebrews 7:3
Without 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.
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.

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