New King James Version
Hebrews 7:28
28For 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.
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.
- New International Version (NIV)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.
- 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 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
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. 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.
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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 5:1For every high priest taken from among men is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.
- Exodus 32:21And Moses said to Aaron, “What did this people do to you that you have brought so great a sin upon them?”
- Leviticus 4:3if the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, then let him offer to the Lord for his sin which he has sinned a young bull without blemish as a sin offering.
- Hebrews 7:21(for they have become priests without an oath, but He with an oath by Him who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn And will not relent, ‘You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek’ ”),
- Psalms 110:4The Lord has sworn And will not relent, “You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek.”
- Hebrews 7:3without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, remains a priest continually.
- Hebrews 1:2has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds;
- Hebrews 3:6but Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end.
- Hebrews 4:14Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.
- Hebrews 5:5So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest, but it was He who said to Him: “You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.”
- Hebrews 2:10For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
- Hebrews 5:9And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him,
- Luke 13:32And He said to them, “Go, tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.’
- John 19:30So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He 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
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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
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