New American Standard Bible 1995
Hebrews 7:20-28
20And inasmuch as it was not without an oath 21(for they indeed became priests without an oath, but He with an oath through the One who said to Him, “1The Lord has sworn And 2will not change His mind, ‘You are a priest 3forever’”); 22so much the more also Jesus has become the 4guarantee of 5a better covenant.
236The former priests, on the one hand, existed in greater numbers because they were prevented by death from continuing, 24but Jesus, on the other hand, because He continues 7forever, holds His priesthood permanently. 25Therefore He is able also to 8save 9forever those who 10draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to 11make intercession for them.
26For it was fitting for us to have such a 12high priest, 13holy, 14innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners and 15exalted above the heavens; 27who does not need daily, like those high priests, to 16offer up sacrifices, 17first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people, because this He did 18once for all when He 19offered up Himself. 28For the Law appoints men as high priests 20who are weak, but the word of the oath, which came after the Law, appoints 21a Son, 22made perfect forever.
Notes
- 1. Hebrews 7:21 Ps 110:4; Heb 5:6; 7:17 ↩
- 2. Hebrews 7:21 Num 23:19; 1 Sam 15:29; Rom 11:29 ↩
- 3. Hebrews 7:21 Heb 7:23f, 28 ↩
- 4. Hebrews 7:22 Ps 119:122; Is 38:14 ↩
- 5. Hebrews 7:22 Heb 8:6 ↩
- 6. Hebrews 7:23 Lit The greater number have become priests... ↩
- 7. Hebrews 7:24 Is 9:7; John 12:34; Rom 9:5; Heb 7:23f, 28 ↩
- 8. Hebrews 7:25 1 Cor 1:21 ↩
- 9. Hebrews 7:25 Or completely ↩
- 10. Hebrews 7:25 Heb 7:19 ↩
- 11. Hebrews 7:25 Rom 8:34; Heb 9:24 ↩
- 12. Hebrews 7:26 Heb 2:17 ↩
- 13. Hebrews 7:26 2 Cor 5:21; Heb 4:15 ↩
- 14. Hebrews 7:26 1 Pet 2:22 ↩
- 15. Hebrews 7:26 Heb 4:14 ↩
- 16. Hebrews 7:27 Heb 5:1 ↩
- 17. Hebrews 7:27 Lev 9:7; Heb 5:3 ↩
- 18. Hebrews 7:27 Heb 9:12, 28; 10:10 ↩
- 19. Hebrews 7:27 Eph 5:2; Heb 9:14, 28; 10:10, 12 ↩
- 20. Hebrews 7:28 Heb 5:2 ↩
- 21. Hebrews 7:28 Heb 1:2 ↩
- 22. Hebrews 7:28 Heb 2:10 ↩
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
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