Hebrews 5:10
Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.
KJV
προσαγορευθεὶς ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ ἀρχιερεὺς κατὰ τὴν τάξιν Μελχισέδεκ.
Greek NT
appellatus a Deo pontifex juxta ordinem Melchisedech.
Vulgate
named of God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.
ASV
Called by God a high priest, according to the order of Melchisedech.
Douay-Rheims
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Melchizedek
In the original Greek
8 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Μελχισεδέκ
melchisedek
noun · 8×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
κατά
kata
preposition · 470×
προσαγορεύω
prosagoreuo
verb · 1×
τάξις
taxis
noun · 9×
ἀρχιερεύς
archiereus
noun · 121×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὑπό
upo
preposition · 221×
Themes
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§1544Everything that the priesthood of the Old Covenant prefigured finds its fulfillment in Christ Jesus, the "one mediator between God and men."15 The Christian tradition considers Melchizedek, "priest of God Most High," as a prefiguration of the priesthood of Christ, the unique "high priest after the order of Melchizedek";16 "holy, blameless, unstained,"17 "by a single offering he…
Cross-references
- Gen 14:18 — And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
- Heb 5:5 — So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.
- Heb 5:6 — As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
- Heb 6:20 — Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
- Heb 6:20 — Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
- Heb 7:17 — For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.