Hebrews 7:15

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

All this becomes clearer, when someone who is like Melchizedek is appointed to be a priest.

Cross References

Psalm 110:4

The LORD has made a promise that will never be broken: “You will be a priest for ever, just like Melchizedek.”

Matthew 13:21

But they don't have deep roots, and they don't last very long. As soon as life gets hard or the message gets them in trouble, they give up.

Hebrews 5:6

In another place, God says, “You are a priest for ever just like Melchizedek.”

Hebrews 7:11

Even though the Law of Moses says that the priests must be descendants of Levi, those priests cannot make anyone perfect. So there needs to be a priest like Melchizedek, rather than one from the priestly family of Aaron.

Hebrews 7:14

Everyone knows he came from the tribe of Judah, and Moses never said that priests would come from that tribe.

Hebrews 7:16

That person wasn't appointed because of his ancestors, but because his life can never end.

Hebrews 7:3

We are not told that he had a father or mother or ancestors or beginning or end. He is like the Son of God and will be a priest for ever.