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Hebrews 7:15

And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,

KJV

καὶ περισσότερον ἔτι κατάδηλόν ἐστιν, εἰ κατὰ τὴν ὁμοιότητα Μελχισέδεκ ἀνίσταται ἱερεὺς ἕτερος,

Greek NT

Et amplius adhuc manifestum est : si secundum similitudinem Melchisedech exsurgat alius sacerdos,

Vulgate

And what we say is yet more abundantly evident, if after the likeness of Melchizedek there ariseth another priest,

ASV

And it is yet far more evident: if according to the similitude of Melchisedech there ariseth another priest,

Douay-Rheims

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In this verse

People Melchizedek

In the original Greek

13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Μελχισεδέκ
melchisedek
noun · 8×
εἰ
ei
conditional · 491×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κατά
kata
preposition · 470×
κατάδηλος
katadelos
adjective · 1×
περισσότερον
perissoteron
adverb · 3×
ἀνίστημι
anistemi
verb · 107×
ἔτι
eti
adverb · 94×
ἕτερος
eteros
adjective · 99×
ἱερεύς
iereus
noun · 33×
o
article · 19778×
ὁμοιότης
omoiotes
noun · 2×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Heb 5:6 — As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
  • Heb 7:11 — If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and no
  • Heb 7:17 — For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
  • Ps 110:4 — The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.