And King Melchizedek of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was priest of God Most High.
Psalm 110:4 - New Revised Standard Version The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The Lord has sworn and will not revoke or change it: You are a priest forever, after the manner and order of Melchizedek. [Heb. 5:10; 7:11, 15, 21.] American Standard Version (1901) Jehovah hath sworn, and will not repent: Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek. Common English Bible The LORD has sworn a solemn pledge and won’t change his mind: “You are a priest forever in line with Melchizedek.” Catholic Public Domain Version He has created a memorial to his wonders; he is a merciful and compassionate Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He hath made a remembrance of his wonderful works, being a merciful and gracious Lord: |
And King Melchizedek of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was priest of God Most High.
The Lord swore to David a sure oath from which he will not turn back: “One of the sons of your body I will set on your throne.
It is he that shall build the temple of the Lord; he shall bear royal honor, and shall sit and rule on his throne. There shall be a priest by his throne, with peaceful understanding between the two of them.
God is not a human being, that he should lie, or a mortal, that he should change his mind. Has he promised, and will he not do it? Has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?
as he says also in another place, “You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.”
where Jesus, a forerunner on our behalf, has entered, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
Now if perfection had been attainable through the levitical priesthood—for the people received the law under this priesthood—what further need would there have been to speak of another priest arising according to the order of Melchizedek, rather than one according to the order of Aaron?
For it is attested of him, “You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.”
but this one became a priest with an oath, because of the one who said to him, “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever’ ”—
For the law appoints as high priests those who are subject to weakness, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect forever.
and made us to be a kingdom, priests serving his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.