Hebrews 5:6
“As he saith also in another place, Thou art a Priest for euer after the order of Melchisedec.”
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Hebrews 5:6 Context
4And no man taketh this honour vnto himselfe, but hee that is called of God, as was Aaron. 5So also, Christ glorified not himselfe, to bee made an High Priest: but hee that saide vnto him, Thou art my Sonne, to day haue I begotten thee. 6As he saith also in another place, Thou art a Priest for euer after the order of Melchisedec. 7Who in the dayes of his flesh, when hee had offered vp prayers and supplications, with strong crying and teares, vnto him that was able to saue him from death, and was heard, in that he feared. 8Though hee were a Sonne, yet learned hee obedience, by the things which he suffered:
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Other Translations for Hebrews 5:6
As he saith also in another [place], Thou [art] a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
- King James Version
just as He says also in another {passage,} "YOU ARE A PRIEST FOREVER ACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
as he saith also in another `place,' Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek.
- American Standard Version (1901)
As he says in another place, You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
- Basic English Bible
Even as also in another [place] he says, *Thou* [art] a priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedec.
- Darby Bible
As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
- Webster's Bible
as also in another passage He says, "Thou art a priest for ever, belonging to the order of Melchizedek."
- Weymouth Bible
As he says also in another place, "You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek."
- World English Bible
As `in anothere place he seith, Thou art a prest with outen ende, aftir the ordre of Melchisedech.
- Wycliffe Bible
as also in another [place] He saith, `Thou [art] a priest -- to the age, according to the order of Melchisedek;'
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Hebrews 5:6
5:6 #Psa 110:4|.
People's Bible Notes for Hebrews 5:6
Heb 5:6 As he saith also in another [place]. In Ps 110:4. Thou [art] a priest forever after the order of Melchisedec. Christ's priesthood continues while time endures. He is not of the order of Aaron, but of Melchizedek, a king as well as a priest. See Ge 14:18,19. For a fuller discussion of the priesthood of Melchizedek, see notes on Heb 7:1-10.