Hebrews 7:17

17 For it is declared: “You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”^[a]

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Hebrews 7:17 in Other Translations

KJV

17 For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

ESV

17 For it is witnessed of him, "You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek."

NLT

17 And the psalmist pointed this out when he prophesied, “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”

MSG

17 "priest forever in the royal order of Melchizedek."

CSB

17 For it has been testified: You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.

Hebrews 7:17 Meaning and Commentary

Hebrews 7:17

For he testifieth
That is, either David, the penman of the psalm, or rather the Holy Ghost, the enditer of it, or God in the Scripture, in ( Psalms 110:4 ) of this form of citing Scripture, (See Gill on Hebrews 2:6).

thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec;
see ( Hebrews 5:6 Hebrews 5:10 ) ( 6:20 ) .

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Hebrews 7:17 In-Context

15 And what we have said is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears,

16 one who has become a priest not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life.

17 For it is declared: “You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”

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

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

Cross References 1

1. Psalms 110:4; ver 21; S Hebrews 5:6

Footnotes 1

[a]. Psalm 110:4