Hebrews 7:15

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

And this is even clearer if another priest like Melchizedek arises,

Cross References

Matthew 13:21

but since he has such a shallow root, he lasts for [only] a short while. Then when trouble or persecution comes because of the message, immediately he falls away [from God].

Hebrews 5:6

And He says in another place [Psa. 110:4], “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.” [Note: This is the first mention of this mysterious Old Testament priest who, throughout this book, is represented as a type of Christ].

Hebrews 7:11

So, if perfection [i.e., a right relationship with God] could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood, (for under it people had received the Law of Moses), what further need would there have been for another priest to arise, according to the order of Melchizedek, who was not considered “according to the order of Aaron?”

Hebrews 7:14

For it is quite evident that our Lord has descended from Judah, a tribe about which Moses said nothing concerning priests.

Hebrews 7:16

who was not appointed on the basis of human regulations governing one’s physical ancestry, but on the strength of One whose life never ends.

Hebrews 7:3

He was without a father, or mother or a list of ancestors [i.e., there was no record of his family tree] and no [record of his] birth or death. Like the Son of God, he [appeared to] remain a priest perpetually.