Hebrews 7:26

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Jesus is the high priest we need. He is holy and innocent and faultless, and not at all like us sinners. Jesus is honoured above all beings in heaven,

Cross References

Psalm 68:18

When you climbed the high mountain, you took prisoners with you and were given gifts. Your enemies didn't want you to live there, but they gave you gifts.

Exodus 28:36

On a narrow strip of pure gold engrave the words: “Dedicated to the LORD”.

Isaiah 53:9

He wasn't dishonest or violent, but he was buried in a tomb of cruel and rich people.

Ezekiel 44:27

he must go to the inner courtyard of the temple and offer a sacrifice for sin. After that, he may once again serve as my priest. I, the LORD God, have spoken.

Matthew 27:18

Pilate knew that the leaders had brought Jesus to him because they were jealous.

Mark 16:19

After the Lord Jesus had said these things to the disciples, he was taken back up to heaven where he sat down at the right side of God.

Luke 1:35

The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come down to you, and God's power will come over you. So your child will be called the holy Son of God.

Luke 23:22

Pilate spoke to them a third time, “But what crime has he done? I have not found him guilty of anything for which he should be put to death. I will have him beaten with a whip and set free.”

Luke 23:41

We got what was coming to us, but he didn't do anything wrong.”

Luke 23:47

When the Roman officer saw what had happened, he praised God and said, “Jesus must really have been a good man!”

Luke 24:26

Didn't you know that the Messiah would have to suffer before he was given his glory?”

Luke 24:46

He told them: The Scriptures say that the Messiah must suffer, then three days later he will rise from death.

John 14:30

I cannot speak with you much longer, because the ruler of this world is coming. But he has no power over me.

John 8:29

The one who sent me is with me. I always do what pleases him, and he will never leave me.”

Acts 3:14

You rejected Jesus, who was holy and good. You asked for a murderer to be set free,

Acts 4:27

Here in Jerusalem, Herod and Pontius Pilate got together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel. Then they turned against your holy Servant Jesus, your chosen Messiah.

2 Corinthians 5:21

Christ never sinned! But God treated him as a sinner, so that Christ could make us acceptable to God.

Hebrews 1:3

God's Son has all the brightness of God's own glory and is like him in every way. By his own mighty word, he holds the universe together. After the Son had washed away our sins, he sat down at the right side of the glorious God in heaven.

Hebrews 12:2

We must keep our eyes on Jesus, who leads us and makes our faith complete. He endured the shame of being nailed to a cross, because he knew that later on he would be glad he did. Now he is seated at the right side of God's throne!

Hebrews 2:10

Everything belongs to God, and all things were created by his power. So God did the right thing when he made Jesus perfect by suffering, as Jesus led many of God's children to be saved and to share in his glory.

Hebrews 2:17

He had to be one of us, so that he could serve God as our merciful and faithful high priest and sacrifice himself for the forgiveness of our sins.

Hebrews 3:1

My friends, God has chosen you to be his holy people. So think about Jesus, the one we call our apostle and high priest!

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 8:1

What I mean is that we have a high priest who sits at the right side of God's great throne in heaven.

Hebrews 9:14

But Christ was sinless, and he offered himself as an eternal and spiritual sacrifice to God. That's why his blood is much more powerful and makes our consciences clear. Now we can serve the living God and no longer do things that lead to death.

1 Peter 1:19

You were rescued by the precious blood of Christ, that spotless and innocent lamb.

1 Peter 2:22

Christ did not sin or ever tell a lie.

1 Peter 3:22

Christ is now in heaven, where he sits at the right side of God. All angels, authorities, and powers are under his control.

1 John 2:2

Christ is the sacrifice that takes away our sins and the sins of all the world's people.

1 John 3:5

You know that Christ came to take away sins. He isn't sinful,

Revelation 3:7

This is what you must write to the angel of the church in Philadelphia: I am the one who is holy and true, and I have the keys that belonged to David. When I open a door, no one can close it. And when I close a door, no one can open it. Listen to what I say.