Hebrews 7:17

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“For it is testified: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.””

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BSBPD

“For it is testified: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“for it is witnessed of him, Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“for He doth testify--`Thou <FI>art<Fi> a priest--to the age, according to the order of Melchisedek;'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Hebrews 7:17 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 110:4The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
  2. Hebrews 5:6And in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
  3. Hebrews 5:10and was designated by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek.
  4. Hebrews 6:20where Jesus our forerunner has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
  5. Hebrews 7:15And this point is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears,
  6. Hebrews 7:21but Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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