Hebrews 7:24
But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.
KJV
ὁ δὲ διὰ τὸ μένειν αὐτὸν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ἀπαράβατον ἔχει τὴν ἱερωσύνην·
Greek NT
hic autem eo quod maneat in æternum, sempiternum habet sacerdotium.
Vulgate
but he, because he abideth for ever, hath his priesthood unchangeable.
ASV
But this, for that he continueth for ever, hath an everlasting priesthood:
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αἰών
aion
noun · 124×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
διά
dia
preposition · 633×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
μένω
meno
verb · 117×
ἀπαράβατος
aparabatos
adjective · 1×
ἔχω
echo
verb · 707×
ἱερωσύνη
ierosune
noun · 3×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Themes
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§1366The Eucharist is thus a sacrifice because it re-presents (makes present) the sacrifice of the cross, because it is its memorial and because it applies its fruit: [Christ], our Lord and God, was once and for all to offer himself to God the Father by his death on the altar of the cross, to accomplish there an everlasting redemption. But because his priesthood was not to end with …
We believe that we have no access to God except through the one and only Mediator and Intercessor, "Jesus Christ the righteous," who therefore was made human, uniting together the divine and human natures, so that we human beings might have access to the divine Majesty. Otherwise we would have no access. But this Mediator, whom the Father has appointed between himself and us, o…
Cross-references
- 1John 2:1 — My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
- 2Chr 7:3 — And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and pr
- Heb 7:8 — And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
- Heb 7:25 — Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
- Heb 7:28 — For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.
- Heb 13:8 — Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
- Isa 9:6 — For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prin
- Jer 32:40 — And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.
- John 12:34 — The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
- Rev 1:18 — I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.