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

23And the others who became priests were numerous, because death prevented them from continuing in office, 24but he holds his priesthood permanently since he lives forever. So he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them. 26For it is indeed fitting for us to have such a high priest: holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. 27He has no need to do every day what those priests do, to offer sacrifices first for their own sins and then for the sins of the people, since he did this in offering himself once for all.

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 2:18For since he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.
• Hebrews 5:7During his earthly life Christ offered both requests and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death and he was heard because of his devotion.
• Isaiah 45:22Turn to me so you can be delivered, all you who live in the earth’s remote regions! For I am God, and I have no peer.
• Isaiah 63:1Who is this who comes from Edom, dressed in bright red, coming from Bozrah? Who is this one wearing royal attire, who marches confidently because of his great strength? “It is I, the one who announces vindication, and who is able to deliver!”
• Daniel 3:15Now if you are ready, when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must bow down and pay homage to the statue that I had made. If you don’t pay homage to it, you will immediately be thrown into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire. Now, who is that god who can rescue you from my power?”
• Daniel 6:20As he approached the den, he called out to Daniel in a worried voice, “Daniel, servant of the living God, was your God whom you continually serve able to rescue you from the lions?”
• John 5:37And the Father who sent me has himself testified about me. You people have never heard his voice nor seen his form at any time,
• John 10:29My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one can snatch them from my Father’s hand.
• John 10:30The Father and I are one.”
• Ephesians 3:20Now to him who by the power that is working within us is able to do far beyond all that we ask or think,
• Philippians 3:21who will transform these humble bodies of ours into the likeness of his glorious body by means of that power by which he is able to subject all things to himself.
• 2 Timothy 1:12Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me until that day.
• Jude 1:24Now to the one who is able to keep you from falling, and to cause you to stand, rejoicing, without blemish before his glorious presence,
• Hebrews 7:19for the law made nothing perfect. On the other hand a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.
• Hebrews 11:6Now without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
• Job 22:17They were saying to God, ‘Turn away from us,’ and ‘What can the Almighty do to 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