Hebrews 7:23

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Now there have been many priests since death prevented them from continuing in office;

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  • 1 Chr 6:3-9 : 3 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 4 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites listed by their fathers. 5 From Gershom: his son Libni, his son Jahath, his son Zimmah. 6 His son Joah, his son Iddo, his son Zerah, and his son Jeatherai. 7 The sons of Kohath: Amminadab, his son Korah, his son Assir. 8 His son Elkanah, his son Ebiasaph, and his son Assir. 9 His son Tahath, his son Uriel, his son Uzziah, and his son Shaul. 10 The sons of Elkanah were Amasai and Ahimoth. 11 Elkanah was his son, and his sons were Zophai, his son Nahath. 12 His son Eliab, his son Jeroham, his son Elkanah. 13 The sons of Samuel were Joel, the firstborn, and the second was Abijah. 14 The sons of Merari were Mahli, his son Libni, his son Shimei, his son Uzza.
  • Neh 12:10-11 : 10 Jeshua fathered Joiakim, Joiakim fathered Eliashib, and Eliashib fathered Joiada. 11 Joiada fathered Jonathan, and Jonathan fathered Jaddua.
  • Heb 7:8 : 8 In one case, mortal men receive tithes, but in the other case, it is testified that he lives.

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  • Heb 7:24-28
    5 verses
    79%

    24but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood.

    25Therefore, he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.

    26Such a high priest truly meets our need: one who is holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.

    27He does not need to offer sacrifices every day, as high priests do—first for their own sins and then for the sins of the people. He did this once for all when he offered himself.

    28For the law appoints men who are weak as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints the Son, who has been made perfect forever.

  • Heb 7:11-22
    12 verses
    78%

    11If perfection could have been achieved through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), why was there still a need for another priest to arise according to the order of Melchizedek, rather than one according to the order of Aaron?

    12For when there is a change in the priesthood, there must also be a change in the law.

    13For the one about whom these things are spoken belongs to a different tribe, one from which no one has ever served at the altar.

    14For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, and in regard to that tribe, Moses said nothing about priests.

    15And this becomes even more evident if another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek,

    16one who has become a priest not on the basis of a law of physical requirement, but according to the power of an indestructible life.

    17For it is testified: 'You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.'

    18The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless,

    19(for the law made nothing perfect), but a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.

    20And it was not without an oath! Others became priests without any oath,

    21but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him: 'The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: You are a priest forever.'

    22Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.

  • Heb 7:3
    74%

    3Without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, resembling the Son of God, he remains a priest forever.

  • Heb 8:1-4
    4 verses
    72%

    1Now here is the main point: We have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens.

    2He serves in the holy place and the true tabernacle, which was set up by the Lord and not by man.

    3Every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices, and so it was necessary for this one also to have something to offer.

    4If he were on earth, he would not be a priest, since there are already priests who offer gifts according to the law.

  • Heb 10:11
    70%

    11Every priest stands daily ministering and offering the same sacrifices time after time, which can never take away sins.

  • Heb 5:1
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    1For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of people in matters related to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.

  • Heb 5:6
    69%

    6As He also says in another place, 'You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.'

  • Heb 6:20
    69%

    20where Jesus, the forerunner for us, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.

  • Heb 9:6-7
    2 verses
    68%

    6When these things were arranged this way, the priests would regularly enter the first room of the tabernacle to perform their ministry.

    7But only the high priest entered the second room, and only once a year, never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.

  • Heb 5:10
    68%

    10He was designated by God as a high priest in the order of Melchizedek.

  • Heb 9:11
    67%

    11But Christ came as the high priest of the good things that are to come. He entered through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is, not of this creation.

  • Neh 7:64
    67%

    64These searched for their records in the genealogical listings, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood.

  • Heb 9:25
    67%

    25Nor did He enter to offer Himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place year after year with blood that is not his own.

  • Heb 10:21
    67%

    21and since we have a great high priest over the house of God,

  • Heb 10:2
    66%

    2Otherwise, wouldn’t they have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers, having been cleansed once for all, would no longer have any consciousness of sins?

  • Heb 8:6-7
    2 verses
    66%

    6But now Jesus has obtained a more excellent ministry, as he is the mediator of a better covenant, which has been established on better promises.

    7If that first covenant had been without fault, there would have been no need to seek a second one.

  • Heb 9:23
    66%

    23Therefore, it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves require better sacrifices than these.

  • Ezra 2:62
    66%

    62These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.

  • Ps 110:4
    66%

    4The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: "You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek."

  • 2 Chr 29:34
    66%

    34But because there were too few priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was completed and the priests had consecrated themselves, for the Levites were more diligent in consecrating themselves than the priests.

  • Heb 9:15
    66%

    15Therefore, Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that He has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.

  • Num 18:7
    66%

    7But you and your sons with you are to diligently guard your priestly duties for every aspect of the altar and the area behind the curtain. I have given your priesthood to you as a service of gift. Any unauthorized person who approaches shall be put to death.

  • Heb 7:5
    65%

    5Now the sons of Levi who receive the priesthood are commanded by the law to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—even though they too are descendants of Abraham.

  • Heb 3:1
    65%

    1Therefore, holy brothers and sisters who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest whom we confess.

  • Heb 7:8
    65%

    8In one case, mortal men receive tithes, but in the other case, it is testified that he lives.

  • Heb 11:13
    65%

    13All these people died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar and been persuaded of them, and having embraced them, they openly declared that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

  • Heb 2:17
    65%

    17Therefore, He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful High Priest in service to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people.

  • 1 Chr 24:2
    65%

    2Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

  • Heb 4:14
    64%

    14Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens—Jesus, the Son of God—let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.

  • Heb 4:6
    64%

    6Therefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who previously had the good news proclaimed to them did not enter because of disobedience,