Psalms 110:4

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“The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.””

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BSBPD

“The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Jehovah hath sworn, and will not repent: Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Jehovah hath sworn, and doth not repent, `Thou <FI>art<Fi> a priest to the age, According to the order of Melchizedek.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 110:4 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 14:18Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High—
  2. Numbers 23:19God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?
  3. Psalms 89:34I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips.
  4. Psalms 132:11The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.
  5. Zechariah 6:13Yes, He will build the temple of the LORD; He will be clothed in splendor and will sit on His throne and rule. And He will be a priest on His throne, and there will be peaceful counsel between the two.’
  6. Hebrews 5:6And in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
  7. Hebrews 6:13When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
  8. Hebrews 6:20where Jesus our forerunner has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
  9. Hebrews 7:11Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear—one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?
  10. Hebrews 7:17For it is testified: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
  11. 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.’”
  12. Hebrews 7:28For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.
  13. Revelation 1:6who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.

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