Hebrews 7:25

Hebrews 7:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.

Context of Hebrews 7:25

23There was a long succession of priests because when a priest died he could no longer serve. 24But Jesus lives forever, so he serves as a priest forever. That is why he is always able to save those who come to God through him. He can do this because he always lives and intercedes for them. 26We need a chief priest who is holy, innocent, pure, set apart from sinners, and who holds the honored position—the one next to God the Father on the heavenly throne. 27We need a priest who doesn’t have to bring daily sacrifices as those chief priests did. First they brought sacrifices for their own sins, and then they brought sacrifices for the sins of the people. Jesus brought the sacrifice for the sins of the people once and for all when he sacrificed himself.

Hebrews 7:25 word by word

ὅθεν καὶ σῴζειν εἰς τὸ παντελὲς δύναται τοὺς προσερχομένους δι᾽ αὐτοῦ τῷ θεῷ πάντοτε ζῶν εἰς τὸ ἐντυγχάνειν ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whereforeὅθενhothen · whenceG3606
• he is ableδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• to saveσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982
• themπαντελήςpantelēs · completelyG3838
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• that comeπροσέρχομαιproserchomai · to come near/agreeG4334
• unto Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• unto Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• seeing heζάωzaō · to liveG2198
• everπάντοτεpantote · alwaysG3842
• make intercessionἐντυγχάνωentugchanō · to call onG1793
• forὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228

Cross-references for Hebrews 7:25

• Hebrews 2:18Because Jesus experienced temptation when he suffered, he is able to help others when they are tempted.
• Hebrews 5:7During his life on earth, Jesus prayed to God, who could save him from death. He prayed and pleaded with loud crying and tears, and he was heard because of his devotion to God.
• Isaiah 45:22Turn to me and be saved, all who live at the ends of the earth, because I am God, and there is no other.
• Isaiah 63:1Who is this coming from Bozrah in Edom with his clothes stained bright red? Who is this dressed in splendor, going forward with great strength? “It is I, the Lord. I am coming to announce my victory. I am powerful enough to save ⌞you⌟.”
• Daniel 3:15When you hear the sound of the rams’ horns, flutes, lyres, harps, and three-stringed harps playing at the same time with all other kinds of instruments, will you bow down and worship the gold statue I made? If you don’t worship it, you will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace. What god can save you from my power then?”
• Daniel 6:20As he came near the den where Daniel was, the king called to Daniel with anguish in his voice, “Daniel, servant of the living God! Was God, whom you always worship, able to save you from the lions?”
• John 5:37The Father who sent me testifies on my behalf. You have never heard his voice, and you have never seen his form.
• John 10:29My Father, who gave them to me, is greater than everyone else, and no one can tear them away from my Father.
• John 10:30The Father and I are one.”
• Ephesians 3:20Glory belongs to God, whose power is at work in us. By this power he can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine.
• Philippians 3:21Through his power to bring everything under his authority, he will change our humble bodies and make them like his glorified body.
• 2 Timothy 1:12For this reason I suffer as I do. However, I’m not ashamed. I know whom I trust. I’m convinced that he is able to protect what he had entrusted to me until that day.
• Jude 1:24God can guard you so that you don’t fall and so that you can be full of joy as you stand in his glorious presence without fault.
• Hebrews 7:19Moses’ 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 11:6No one can please God without faith. Whoever goes to God must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
• Job 22:17They told God, ‘Leave us alone! What can the Almighty do for us?’

Commentaries on Hebrews 7:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Wherefore - Because he is an everlasting priest, and has offered the only available sacrifice, he is able to save, from the power, guilt, nature, and punishment of sin, to the uttermost, , to all intents, degrees, and purposes; and always, and in and through all times, places, and circumstances; for all this is implied in the original word: but in and through all times seems to be the particular meaning here, because of what follows, he ever liveth to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Wherefore he is able also - As he ever lives, and ever intercedes, he has power to save. He does not begin the work of salvation, and then relinquish it by reason of death, but he lives on as long as it is necessary that anything should be done for the salvation of his people. We need a Saviour who has power, and Christ has shown that he has all the power which is needful to rescue man from eternal death. To the uttermost - This does not mean simply…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. 25able to save completely: Since Jesus lives forever, the salvation he offers also lasts forever. To approach an eternal God, we need an eternal priest. Jesus will intercede or appeal to God for us as our high priest of the new covenant, and his intercession never ends (see Hebrews 9:11–28; 10:21–22; Romans 8:31–34).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. Wherefore--Greek, "Whence"; inasmuch as "He remaineth for ever." also--as a natural consequence flowing from the last, at the same time a new and higher thing [Alford]. save--His very name Jesus (He 7:22) meaning Saviour. to the uttermost--altogether, perfectly, so that nothing should be wanting afterwards for ever [Tittmann]. It means "in any wise," "utterly," in Lu 13:11. come unto God--by faith. by him--through Him as their mediating Priest…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 7:25

• God
• Jesus Continued
• Power
• Salvation
• Seekers
• Succession

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Attendance
• Harmless
• High priest
• Intercession of Christ
• Melchizedek
• Separate
• Adam in the New Testament
• Ascension

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