Hebrews 7:14

Hebrews 7:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
• New International Version (NIV)For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, and in regard to that tribe Moses said nothing about priests.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For it is evident that our Lord was descended from Judah, and in connection with that tribe Moses said nothing about priests.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.

Context of Hebrews 7:14

12For when the priesthood is changed, of necessity there takes place a change of law also. 13For the one about whom these things are said belongs to another tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar. For it is evident that our Lord was descended from Judah, a tribe with reference to which Moses said nothing concerning priests. 15And this is clearer still, if another priest arises according to the likeness of Melchizedek, 16who has become a priest not on the basis of a law of physical requirement, but according to the power of an indestructible life.

Hebrews 7:14 word by word

πρόδηλον γὰρ ὅτι ἐξ Ἰούδα ἀνατέταλκεν ὁ κύριος ἡμῶν εἰς ἣν φυλὴν περὶ ἱερέων οὐδὲν Μωϋσῆς ἐλάλησεν.¶Read the interlinear

• For it is evidentπρόδηλοςprodēlos · obviousG4271
• that our Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• descendedἀνατέλλωanatellō · to riseG393
• from JudahἸούδαςIoudas · JudahG2455
• a tribeφυλήphulē · tribeG5443
• with referenceεἰςeis · towardG1519
• to whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• MosesΜωϋσῆς, ΜωσῆςMōseus Mōsēs Mōusēs · MosesG3475
• saidλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• nothingοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• concerningπερίperi · aboutG4012
• priestsἱερεύςhiereus · priestG2409

Cross-references for Hebrews 7:14

• Luke 1:43And how has it happened to me that the mother of my Lord would come to me?
• John 20:13And they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they put Him.”
• Ephesians 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
• Philippians 3:8More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them mere rubbish, so that I may gain Christ,
• Genesis 46:12And the sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
• Genesis 49:10The scepter will not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes, And to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
• Ruth 4:18Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez fathered Hezron,
• Isaiah 11:1Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
• Jeremiah 23:5“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “When I will raise up for David a righteous Branch; And He will reign as king and act wisely And do justice and righteousness in the land.
• Micah 5:2But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From you One will come forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His times of coming forth are from long ago, From the days of eternity.”
• Matthew 1:3Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez fathered Hezron, and Hezron fathered Ram.
• Luke 2:23(as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”),
• Luke 3:33the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
• Romans 1:3concerning His Son, who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh,
• Romans 2:3But do you suppose this, you foolish person who passes judgment on those who practice such things, and yet does them as well, that you will escape the judgment of God?
• Revelation 5:5And one of the elders said to me, “Stop weeping; behold, the Lion that is from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome so as to be able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

Commentaries on Hebrews 7:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14For it is evident - As the apostle speaks here with so much confidence, it follows that our Lord's descent from the tribe of Judah was incontrovertible. The genealogical tables, both in Matthew and Luke, establish this point; and whatever difficulties we may find in them now, there were none apprehended in those days, else the enemies of the Gospel would have urged these as a chief and unanswerable argument against Christ and his Gospel.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Judah - It is well known: it cannot be a matter of dispute. About the fact that the Lord Jesus was of the tribe of Judah, there could be no doubt; compare Matthew 1:3. But probably the apostle means here to refer to more than that simple fact. It was a doctrine of the Old Testament, and was admitted by the Jews, that the Messiah was to be of that tribe; see Genesis 49:10; Isaiah 11:1; Micah 5:2; Matthew 2:6…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. 13-14belonged to a different tribe: Under the old covenant, priests came from the tribe of Levi, but Jesus was from the tribe of Judah.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. evident--literally, "manifest before the eyes" as a thing indisputable; a proof that whatever difficulties may now appear, then Jesus Christ's genealogy labored under none. our Lord--the only place where this now common title occurs without "Jesus," or "Christ," except 2Pe 3:15. sprang--as a plant, and a branch. Judah--Ge 49:10; Lu 1:27, 39 (Hebron of Judah, where Lightfoot thinks Jesus was conceived) Lu 2:4, 5; Re 5:5. of which tribe…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 7:14

• Melchizedek
• Priest
• Succession
• Types

In the dictionaries

• Moses
• Attendance
• Harmless
• Juda
• Melchizedek
• Separate
• Adam in the New Testament
• Christ, Offices of
• Congregation
• Evidence; Evident; Evidently

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