Hebrews 7:15

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

Hebrews 7:15 in Other Translations

15 And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,

15 This becomes even more evident when another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek,

15 This change has been made very clear since a different priest, who is like Melchizedek, has appeared.

15 But the Melchizedek story provides a perfect analogy: Jesus, a priest like Melchizedek,

15 And this becomes clearer if another priest like Melchizedek arises,

Hebrews 7:15 Meaning and Commentary

Hebrews 7:15

And it is yet far more evident
From a fact which cannot be denied;

for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another
priest;
or another has risen, even Jesus the son of David, of the tribe of Judah; another from Aaron, one that is not of his family or tribe, but one like to Melchizedek: hence we learn that Melchizedek and Christ are not the same person; and that the order and similitude of Melchizedek are the same; and that Christ's being of his order only imports that there is a resemblance and likeness between him and Melchizedek, in many things, which are observed in the beginning of this chapter: and this "arising" does not intend Christ's setting up himself, only his appearance in this form; and being expressed in the present tense, denotes the continual being, and virtue of his priesthood.

Hebrews 7:15 In-Context

13 He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, and no one from that tribe has ever served at the altar.

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

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.”