Hebrews 7:28

Hebrews 7:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect forever.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the law appoints as high priests men who have weakness, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints the Son who has been perfected forever.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The law appointed high priests who were limited by human weakness. But after the law was given, God appointed his Son with an oath, and his Son has been made the perfect High Priest forever.

Context of Hebrews 7:28

26Such a high priest truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens. 27Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself. For the law appoints as high priests men in all their weakness; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.

Hebrews 7:28 word by word

ὁ νόμος γὰρ ἀνθρώπους καθίστησιν ἀρχιερεῖς ἔχοντας ἀσθένειαν, ὁ λόγος δὲ τῆς ὁρκωμοσίας τῆς μετὰ τὸν νόμον υἱὸν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τετελειωμένον.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• the lawὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
• makethκαθίστημιkathistēmi · to appoint/conductG2525
• menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• high priestsἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• which haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• infirmityἀσθένειαastheneia · weakness: weakG769
• butδέde · thenG1161
• the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• of the oathὁρκωμοσίαhorkōmosia · oathG3728
• sinceμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• who is consecratedτελειόωteleioō · to perfectG5048
• forεἰςeis · towardG1519
• evermoreαἰώνaiōn · an age: eternityG165

Cross-references for Hebrews 7:28

• Hebrews 5:1Every high priest is selected from among the people and is appointed to represent the people in matters related to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.
• Exodus 32:21He said to Aaron, “What did these people do to you, that you led them into such great sin?”
• Leviticus 4:3“ ‘If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the Lord a young bull without defect as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.
• Hebrews 7:21but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’ ”
• Psalms 110:4The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind: “You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”
• Hebrews 7:3Without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, resembling the Son of God, he remains a priest forever.
• Hebrews 1:2but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe.
• Hebrews 3:6But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory.
• Hebrews 4:14Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.
• Hebrews 5:5In the same way, Christ did not take on himself the glory of becoming a high priest. But God said to him, “You are my Son; today I have become your Father.”
• Hebrews 2:10In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through what he suffered.
• Hebrews 5:9and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him
• Luke 13:32He replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘I will keep on driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal.’
• John 19:30When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

Commentaries on Hebrews 7:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28For the law maketh men high priests - The Jewish priests have need of these repeated offerings and sacrifices, because they are fallible, sinful men: but the word of the oath (still referring to Psalm 110:4;) which was since the law; for David, who mentions this, lived nearly 500 years after the giving of the law, and consequently that oath, constituting another priesthood, abrogates the law; and by this the Son is consecrated, , is perfected, for…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28For the law - The ceremonial law. Which have infirmity - Who are weak, frail, sinful, dying. Such were all who were appointed to the office of priest under the Jewish Law. But the word of the oath - By which one was appointed after the order of Melchizedek; note, Hebrews 7:21. Maketh the Son - The Son of God. That appointment has resulted in his being set apart to this work. Who is consecrated forevermore - Margin, “Perfected;” see the note at Hebrews…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-28Verses 26-28 Observe the description of the personal holiness of Christ. He is free from all habits or principles of sin, not having the least disposition to it in his nature. No sin dwells in him, not the least sinful inclination, though such dwells in the best of Christians. He is harmless, free from all actual transgression; he did no violence, nor was there any deceit in his mouth. He is undefiled. It is hard to keep ourselves pure, so as not to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28This verse summarizes the discussion in 5:1–3 about Christ's role as High Priest (5:1–10; 7:1–28). Limited by human weakness refers primarily to human sinfulness and mortality. God appointed his Son, Jesus, with an oath (see Psalm 110:4, which is important for understanding Hebrews 7:11–28). In Hebrews, the term perfect means complete or mature (see 2:10; 5:9; 7:11; 9:9–11); the Son, through his sacrificial death and resurrection, has become completely…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. For--reason for the difference stated in He 7:27, between His one sacrifice and their oft repeated sacrifices, namely, because of His entire freedom from the sinful infirmity to which they are subject. He needed not, as they, to offer For His own sin; and being now exempt from death and "perfected for evermore," He needs not to REPEAT His sacrifice. the word--"the word" confirmed by "the oath." which--which oath was after the law, namely, in Psa…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 7:28

• Jesus Continued
• Oath
• Succession

In the dictionaries

• Attendance
• Harmless
• Melchizedek
• Separate
• Adam in the New Testament
• Christ, Offices of
• Congregation
• Consecrate; Consecration
• Faithful; Faithfulness
• Hebrews, Epistle to the

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