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 Living Translation (NLT)Therefore he is able, once and forever, to save those who come to God through him. He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf.

Context of Hebrews 7:25

23Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing. 24But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. 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. 26For such a High Priest was fitting for us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and has become higher than the heavens; 27who does not need daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the people’s, for this He did once for all when He offered up Himself.

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 in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted.
• Hebrews 5:7who, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear,
• Isaiah 45:22“Look to Me, and be saved, All you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.
• Isaiah 63:1Who is this who comes from Edom, With dyed garments from Bozrah, This One who is glorious in His apparel, Traveling in the greatness of His strength?— “I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.”
• Daniel 3:15Now if you are ready at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music, and you fall down and worship the image which I have made, good! But if you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. And who is the god who will deliver you from my hands?”
• Daniel 6:20And when he came to the den, he cried out with a lamenting voice to Daniel. The king spoke, saying to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?”
• John 5:37And the Father Himself, who sent Me, has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His form.
• John 10:29My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.
• John 10:30I and My Father are one.”
• Ephesians 3:20Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,
• Philippians 3:21who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.
• 2 Timothy 1:12For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.
• Jude 1:24Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,
• Hebrews 7:19for the law made nothing perfect; on the other hand, there is the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.
• Hebrews 11:6But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
• Job 22:17They said to God, ‘Depart from us! What can the Almighty do to them?’

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
• Attendance
• Harmless
• High priest
• Intercession of Christ
• Melchizedek
• Separate
• Adam in the New Testament
• Ascension
• Atonement

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