Hebrews 7:17
For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
KJV
μαρτυρεῖται γὰρ ὅτι σὺ ἱερεὺς εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα κατὰ τὴν τάξιν Μελχισέδεκ.
Greek NT
Contestatur enim : Quoniam tu es sacerdos in æternum, secundum ordinem Melchisedech.
Vulgate
for it is witnessed of him, Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek.
ASV
For he testifieth: Thou art a priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedech.
Douay-Rheims
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Melchizedek
In the original Greek
11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Μελχισεδέκ
melchisedek
noun · 8×
αἰών
aion
noun · 124×
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
κατά
kata
preposition · 470×
μαρτυρέω
martureo
verb · 76×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
τάξις
taxis
noun · 9×
ἱερεύς
iereus
noun · 33×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
Intertextual echoes
This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.
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Ps 110:4 · exact_quote"The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek."Psalm 110: priest forever — repeated citation for Melchizedek argument
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
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SBLGNT: μαρτυρεῖται | WH/Treg/NIV: μαρτυρεῖται | RP: μαρτυρεῖ
- μαρτυρεῖται — SBLGNT
- μαρτυρεῖται — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- μαρτυρεῖ — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
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Historic Christian voices
6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand. This Psalm is cited by Christ himself to prove that the Messiah is more than merely David's son — he is David's Lord. It speaks of the kingly priesthood of Christ after the order of Melchizedek, a priesthood superior to the Levitical order. The declaration "Sit thou at my right hand" is the most frequently quoted Old Testam…
Q. Why is he called Christ, meaning anointed? A. Because he has been ordained by God the Father and has been anointed with the Holy Spirit to be our chief prophet and teacher who perfectly reveals to us the secret counsel and will of God for our deliverance; our only high priest who has set us free by the one sacrifice of his body, and who continually pleads our cause with the …
'The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit Thou at My right hand, until I make Thine enemies Thy footstool.' See Ps. cx. 1 and Matt. xxii. 44 and Acts ii. 34-35 and Heb. i. 13. David in spirit calls Him Lord, of whom he was himself the father according to the flesh. See Matt. xxii. 43-45. Therefore Christ is both David's Lord and David's Son: David's Son according to the flesh, David's L…
Cross-references
- Exod 40:15 — And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their gen
- Heb 5:6 — As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
- Heb 5:6 — As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
- Heb 5:10 — Called of God an high priest 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 7:3 — Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
- 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 7:15 — And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,
- Heb 7:21 — (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)
- Heb 7:21 — (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)
- Num 25:13 — And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.
- Ps 110:4 — The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
- Ps 110:4 — The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
- Zech 11:10 — And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.