Hebrews 7:26

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So Jesus is the kind of high priest {\cf2\super [73]} that we need. He is holy. {\cf2\super [74]} He has no sin in him. He is pure and not influenced by sinners. And he is raised above the heavens.

Cross References

Psalm 68:18

He went up above \{on the high mountain\},\par leading a parade of captives;\par to take the gifts from men, {\cf2\super [394]} \par including the people\par who turned against him.\par The Lord {\cf2\super [395]} God \{went up there\} to live.\par

Exodus 28:36

“Make a strip of pure gold and carve words into the gold the way people make a seal. [258] Write these words: HOLY TO THE LORD.

Isaiah 53:9

He died and was buried with the rich. He was buried with evil men. He did nothing wrong—he never spoke lies—but still these things happened to him.

Ezekiel 44:27

Then he can go back into the holy place. But on the day he goes into the inner courtyard to serve in the holy place, he must offer a sin offering for himself.” The Lord my Master said these things.

Numbers 29:26

“On the fifth day {of this holiday}, you must offer 9 bulls, 2 rams, and 14 lambs that are one year old. There must be nothing wrong with them.

Matthew 27:18

Pilate knew that the people gave Jesus to him because the people were jealous.

Mark 16:19

After the Lord Jesus said these things to the followers, he was carried up into heaven. There, Jesus sat at the right side of God.

Luke 1:35

The angel said to Mary, “The Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [15]} will come to you and the power of the Most High (God) will cover you. The baby will be holy. He will be called the Son of God.

Luke 23:22

A third time Pilate said to the people, “Why? What wrong has he done? He is not guilty. I can find no reason to kill him. So I will let him go free after I punish him a little.”

Luke 23:41

You and I are guilty; we should be killed because we did wrong. But this man (Jesus) has done nothing wrong!”

Luke 23:47

The army officer {\cf2\super [383]} there saw what happened. He praised God, saying, “I know this man was a good man!”

Luke 24:26

The prophets said that the Christ {\cf2\super [392]} must suffer these things before he enters his glory.”

Luke 24:46

Jesus said to them, “It is written that the Christ {\cf2\super [398]} would be killed and rise from death on the third day.

John 14:30

I will not talk with you much longer. The ruler of this world (the devil) is coming. He has no power over me.

John 8:29

The One (God) who sent me is with me. I always do what pleases him. So he has not left me alone.”

Acts 3:14

Jesus was pure and good (innocent), but you said you did not want him. You told Pilate to give you a murderer {\cf2\super [54]} instead of Jesus.

Acts 4:27

These things really happened when Herod, {\cf2\super [76]} Pontius Pilate, the nations, and the Jewish people all ‘came together’ against Jesus here in Jerusalem. Jesus is your holy Servant. He is the One you (God) made to be the Christ. {\cf2\super [77]}

Hebrews 1:3

The Son shows the glory of God. He is a perfect copy of God’s nature. The Son holds everything together with his powerful command. The Son made people clean from their sins. Then he sat down at the right side {\cf2\super [2]} of the Great One (God) in heaven.

Hebrews 12:2

We should always follow the example of Jesus. Jesus is the leader in our faith. And he makes our faith perfect. He suffered death on the cross. But Jesus accepted the shame of the cross like it was nothing. He did this because of the joy that God put before him. And now he is sitting at the right side of God’s throne.

Hebrews 2:10

God is the One who made all things. And all things are for his glory. God wanted to have many people to be his children and share his glory. So God did what he needed to do. He made perfect the One (Jesus) who leads those people to salvation. God made Jesus \{a\} perfect \{Savior\} through Jesus’ suffering.

Hebrews 2:17

For this reason Jesus had to be made like us his brothers and sisters in every way. Jesus became like people so that he could be their merciful and faithful high priest {\cf2\super [14]} in service to God. Then Jesus could bring forgiveness for the people’s sins.

Hebrews 3:1

So all of you should think about Jesus. God sent Jesus to us, and he is the high priest {\cf2\super [15]} of our faith. I tell you to think about him, my brothers and sisters, because God chose you to be his holy {\cf2\super [16]} people.

Hebrews 7:11

People were given the law {\cf2\super [62]} under the system of priests from the Levi family group. {\cf2\super [63]} But people could not be made spiritually perfect through that system of priests. So there was a need for another priest to come. I mean a priest that is like Melchizedek, {\cf2\super [64]} not Aaron. {\cf2\super [65]}

Hebrews 8:1

Here is the point of what we are saying: We have a high priest {\cf2\super [76]} like we have been telling you about. That high priest now sits on the right side {\cf2\super [77]} of God’s throne in heaven.

Hebrews 9:14

So surely the blood of Christ can do much, much more. Christ offered himself through the eternal Spirit {\cf2\super [106]} as a perfect sacrifice {\cf2\super [107]} to God. His blood will make us fully clean from the evil things we have done. His blood will make us pure even in our hearts. We are made pure so that we can worship (serve) the living God.

1 Peter 1:19

But you were bought with the precious blood (death) of Christ—a pure and perfect lamb.

1 Peter 2:22

“He (Christ) did no sin,\par and no lies were found in his mouth.”\par \i (Isaiah 53:9)\i0 \par

1 Peter 3:22

Now Jesus has gone into heaven. He is at God’s right side. He rules over angels, authorities, and powers.

1 John 2:2

Jesus is the way our sins are taken away. And Jesus is the way that all people can have their sins taken away, too.

1 John 3:5

You know that Christ came to take away people’s sins. There is no sin in Christ.

Revelation 3:7

“Write this to the angel of the church in Philadelphia: