Hebrews 7:17

Hebrews 7:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
• New International Version (NIV)For it is declared: “You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)For it is witnessed of him, "You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek."
• New King James Version (NKJV)For He testifies: “You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek.”

Context of Hebrews 7:17

15The regulations were different. This became clear when a different priest who is like Melchizedek appeared. 16That person is a priest, not because he met human requirements, but because he has power that comes from a life that cannot be destroyed. The Scriptures say the following about him: “You are a priest forever, in the way Melchizedek was a priest.” 18The former requirements are rejected because they are weak and useless. 19Moses’ Teachings couldn’t accomplish everything that God required. But we have something else that gives us greater confidence and allows us to approach God.

Hebrews 7:17 word by word

μαρτυρεῖται γὰρ ὅτι σὺ ἱερεὺς εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα κατὰ τὴν τάξιν Μελχισέδεκ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• he testifiethμαρτυρέωmartureō · to testifyG3140
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• Thouσύsu · youG4771
• a priestἱερεύςhiereus · priestG2409
• forεἰςeis · towardG1519
• everὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• everαἰώνaiōn · an age: eternityG165
• afterκατάkata · according toG2596
• the orderτάξιςtaxis · orderG5010
• of MelchisedecΜελχισεδέκMelchisedek · MelchizedekG3198

Cross-references for Hebrews 7:17

• Hebrews 7:15The regulations were different. This became clear when a different priest who is like Melchizedek appeared.
• Hebrews 5:6In another place in Scripture, God said, “You are a priest forever, in the way Melchizedek was a priest.”
• Hebrews 6:20where Jesus went before us on our behalf. He has become the chief priest forever in the way Melchizedek was a priest.
• Psalms 110:4The Lord has taken an oath and will not change his mind: “You are a priest forever, in the way Melchizedek was a priest.”

Commentaries on Hebrews 7:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17For he testifieth - That is, either the Scripture, in the place so often quoted, or God by that Scripture. Thou art a priest for ever - This is the proof that he was not appointed according to the carnal commandment, but according to the power of an endless life, because he is a priest for ever; i.e. one that never dies, and is never disabled from performing the important functions of his office; for if he be a priest for ever, he ever lives.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17For he testifieth - “That this is the true account of it is proved by the testimony of God himself, that he was to be a priest for ever;” see the note on Hebrews 5:6.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-25Verses 11-25 The priesthood and law by which perfection could not come, are done away; a Priest is risen, and a dispensation now set up, by which true believers may be made perfect. That there is such a change is plain. The law which made the Levitical priesthood, showed that the priests were frail, dying creatures, not able to save their own lives, much less could they save the souls of those who came to them. But the High Priest of our profession holds…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-17This change in how God appoints priests (Hebrews 7:11–14) is clear through Jesus being appointed as a different kind of priest. Like Melchizedek, Jesus is a priest forever. His resurrection from the dead shows he has the power of an indestructible life. Since his priesthood, in the order of Melchizedek, is superior to the Levites' (7:1–10), he replaces them as priest.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. For--proving His life to be "endless" or indissoluble (He 7:16). The emphasis is on "for ever." The oldest manuscripts read, "He is testified of, that Thou art," &c.Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 7:17

• Jesus Continued
• Melchizedek
• Priest
• Succession
• Types

In the dictionaries

• Attendance
• Harmless
• Melchizedek
• Separate
• Adam in the New Testament
• Christ, Offices of
• Congregation
• Faithful; Faithfulness
• Hebrews, Epistle to the
• Jashobeam

Commentaries on Hebrews 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings