Hebrews 5:10

Hebrews 5:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.
• New International Version (NIV)and was designated by God to be high priest in the order of Melchizedek.
• English Standard Version (ESV)being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.
• New King James Version (NKJV)called by God as High Priest “according to the order of Melchizedek,”

Context of Hebrews 5:10

8Though He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered. 9And once made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him— called by God Kohen Gadol “according to the order of Melechizedek .” 11About this subject there is much for us to say, and it is hard to explain since you have become sluggish in hearing. 12For although you ought to be teachers by this time, again you need someone to teach you the basics of God’s sayings. You have come to need milk, not solid food.

Hebrews 5:10 word by word

προσαγορευθεὶς ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ ἀρχιερεὺς κατὰ τὴν τάξιν Μελχισέδεκ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Calledπροσαγορεύωprosagoreuō · to designateG4316
• ofὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• an high priestἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• afterκατάkata · according toG2596
• the orderτάξιςtaxis · orderG5010
• of MelchisedecΜελχισεδέκMelchisedek · MelchizedekG3198

Cross-references for Hebrews 5:10

• Hebrews 5:5So also Messiah did not glorify Himself to be made Kohen Gadol; rather, it was God who said to Him, “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.”
• Hebrews 6:20Yeshua has entered there as a forerunner on our behalf, having become Kohen Gadol “forever, according to the order of Melechizedek .”

Commentaries on Hebrews 5:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Called of God a high priest - · Being constituted, hailed, and acknowledged to be a high priest. In Hesychius we find , which he translates · hence we learn that one meaning of this word is to salute; as when a man was constituted or anointed king, those who accosted him would say, Hail king! On this verse Dr. Macknight has the following note, with the insertion of which the reader will not be displeased: "As our Lord, in his conversation with the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Called of God - Addressed by him, or greeted by him. The word used here does not mean that he was “appointed” by God, or “called” to the office, in the sense in which we often use the word, but simply that he was “addressed” as such, to wit, in Psalm 110:1-7; An high priest - In the Septuagint Psalm 110:4, and in Hebrews 5:6, above, it is rendered “priest” - ̔́ hiereus- but the Hebrew word - כהן kohēn- is often used to denote the high priest, and may…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10high priest in the order of Melchizedek: See Hebrews 7:1–28 for more details.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Greek, rather, "Addressed by God (by the appellation) High Priest." Being formally recognized by God as High Priest at the time of His being "made perfect" (He 5:9). He was High Priest already in the purpose of God before His passion; but after it, when perfected, He was formally addressed so.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Hebrews 5

• 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