Hebrews 7:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For it is testified: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.””
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“For it is testified: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.”
King James Version · Public Domain“for it is witnessed of him, Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“for He doth testify--`Thou <FI>art<Fi> a priest--to the age, according to the order of Melchisedek;'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Hebrews 7:17 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 110:4The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
- Hebrews 5:6And in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
- Hebrews 5:10and was designated by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek.
- Hebrews 6:20where Jesus our forerunner has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
- Hebrews 7:15And this point is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears,
- Hebrews 7:21but Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’”
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).