Hebrews 5:6

6 And he says in another place, “You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”^[a]

Hebrews 5:6 in Other Translations

6 As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

6 as he says also in another place, "You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek."

6 And in another passage God said to him, “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”

6 In another place God declares, "You're a priest forever in the royal order of Melchizedek."

6 also said in another passage, You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.

Hebrews 5:6 Meaning and Commentary

Hebrews 5:6

As he saith also in another place
Or psalm; namely, in ( Psalms 110:4 ) that is, the same person, even God the Father; who spake the words before cited, also expressed the following:

thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchisedec;
that the psalm, from whence these words are taken, belongs to the Messiah, (See Gill on Matthew 22:44) and this very passage is applied unto him by the Jewish writers ^F3; and had not this been the general sense of the Jewish church at this time, the apostle writing to Hebrews would not have produced it; and it very clearly expresses the priesthood of Christ, the eternity of it, and the order according to which it was; and it being not according to the order of Aaron, but of another, shows the change of the priesthood, and so of the law; of Melchizedek, (See Gill on Hebrews 7:1)

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 Moses Hadarsan apud Galatin. l. 10. c. 6. Abot R. Nathan, c. 34.

Hebrews 5:6 In-Context

4 And no one takes this honor on himself, but he receives it when called by God, just as Aaron was.

5 In the same way, Christ did not take on himself the glory of becoming a high priest. But God said to him, “You are my Son; today I have become your Father.”

6 And he says in another place, “You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”

7 During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.

8 Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered

Cross References

• 1. ver 10; Genesis 14:18; Hebrews 6:20; Hebrews 7:1-22
• 2. Psalms 110:4; Hebrews 7:17,21

Footnotes

• [a]. Psalm 110:4