Bible Strands
Hebrews 7:15
And this point is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The author addresses Jewish Christians tempted to abandon the gospel for the Mosaic system, advancing his argument during a doctrinal exposition on the relationship between Christ, Judah, and Melchizedek.
The words — περισσότερον (perissoteron) translates literally as "more exceedingly" or "more clearly," while κατὰδηλὸν (katadēlon) means "evident" or "plainly visible."
The thread — The appearance of a non-Levitical priest echoes Psalm 110:4, where God swears an eternal priesthood in Melchizedek’s order, and directly supports Hebrews 7:3 and 7:11 in contrasting this priesthood with the genealogical requirements of the law.
Why it lands — The text states that Christ’s priesthood is even more evidently established when a priest like Melchizedek appears, requiring the reader to accept that a priesthood rooted in indestructible life supersedes one based on tribal succession.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,
Cross-references
- Psalms 110:4 The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
- Hebrews 7:3 Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time.
- Hebrews 7:11 Now 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?
- Hebrews 7:17 For it is testified: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”