Hebrews 7

Hebrews 7

Epistle to the Hebrews 2:14-5:5; 10:8-22; 10:29-11:13; 11:28-12:17 in Papyrus 13 (AD. 225-250).
Book Epistle to the Hebrews
Bible part New Testament
Order in the Bible part 19
Category General epistles

Hebrews 7 is the seventh chapter of the Epistle to the Hebrews in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.[1][2] The name of the author is unknown, but it is a man and a friend of Saint Timothy based on the text in this book.[3][4]

Text

Structure

This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):

Cross references

Verse 1

New King James Version

For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,[5]

Verse 2

New King James Version

to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all, first being translated “king of righteousness,” and then also king of Salem, meaning “king of peace,”[6]

Verse 3

New King James Version

[For this Melchizedek] without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, remains a priest continually.[7]

Verse 4

New King James Version

Now consider how great this man was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth of the spoils.[8]

Verse 9

New King James Version

Even Levi, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, so to speak,[9]

Verse 14

New King James Version

For it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.[10]

Verse 22

New King James Version

by so much more Jesus has become a surety of a better covenant.[11][12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an abbreviated Bible commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
  2. ↑ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
  3. ↑ Davids, Peter H (1982). I Howard Marshall and W Ward Gasque, ed. New International Greek Testament Commentary: The Epistle of James (Repr. ed.). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans. ISBN 0802823882.
  4. ↑ Evans, Craig A (2005). Craig A Evans, ed. Bible Knowledge Background Commentary: John, Hebrews-Revelation. Colorado Springs, Colo.: Victor. ISBN 0781442281.
  5. ↑ Hebrews 7:1
  6. ↑ Hebrews 7:2
  7. ↑ Hebrews 7:3
  8. ↑ Hebrews 7:4
  9. ↑ Hebrews 7:9
  10. ↑ Hebrews 7:14
  11. ↑ Hebrews 7:22
  12. ↑ John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible - Hebrews 7:22

This article incorporates text from a work in the public domain: Gill, John. Exposition of the Entire Bible (1746-1763). 

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