Hebrews 7:26

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“Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.”

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BSBPD

“Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“For such a high priest became us, holy, guileless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“For such a chief priest did become us--kind, harmless, undefiled, separate from the sinners, and become higher than the heavens,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Hebrews 7:26 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 28:36You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.
  2. Psalms 68:18You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
  3. Isaiah 53:9He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.
  4. Ezekiel 44:27And on the day he goes into the sanctuary, into the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he must present his sin offering, declares the Lord GOD.
  5. Matthew 27:18For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him.
  6. Mark 16:19After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
  7. Luke 1:35The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.
  8. Luke 23:22A third time he said to them, “What evil has this man done? I have found in Him no offense worthy of death. So after I punish Him, I will release Him.”
  9. Luke 23:41We are punished justly, for we are receiving what our actions deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”
  10. Luke 23:47When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”
  11. Luke 24:26Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?”
  12. Luke 24:46And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,
  13. John 8:29He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.”
  14. John 14:30I will not speak with you much longer, for the prince of this world is coming, and he has no claim on Me.
  15. Acts 3:14You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
  16. Acts 4:27In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.
  17. 2 Corinthians 5:21God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
  18. Ephesians 1:20which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,
  19. Ephesians 4:8This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”
  20. Philippians 2:9Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,
  21. Hebrews 1:3The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
  22. Hebrews 2:10In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.
  23. Hebrews 4:14Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.
  24. Hebrews 7:11Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear—one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?

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