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

15And this is even clearer if another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek, 16who has become a priest not by a legal regulation about physical descent but by the power of an indestructible life. For here is the testimony about him: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.” 18On the one hand a former command is set aside because it is weak and useless, 19for the law made nothing perfect. On the other hand a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to 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 7:15And this is even clearer if another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek,
• Hebrews 5:6as also in another place God says, “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
• Hebrews 6:20where Jesus our forerunner entered on our behalf, since he became a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
• Psalms 110:4The Lord makes this promise on oath and will not revoke it: “You are an eternal priest after the pattern of Melchizedek.”

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