Hebrews 2:17

2:17 Therefore he had ¹  to be made like his brothers and sisters ²  in every respect, so that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest in things relating to God, to make atonement ³  for the sins of the people.

Hebrews 3:1

Jesus and Moses

3:1 Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, ⁴  partners in a heavenly calling, take note of Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess, ⁵ 

Hebrews 4:15

4:15 For we do not have a high priest incapable of sympathizing with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way just as we are, yet without sin.

Hebrews 5:5-6

5:5 So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming high priest, but the one who glorified him was God, ⁶  who said to him, “You are my Son! Today I have fathered you,” ⁷  5:6 as also in another place God ⁸  says, “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.” ⁹ 

Hebrews 7:1

The Nature of Melchizedek’s Priesthood

7:1 Now this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, met Abraham as he was returning from defeating the kings and blessed him. ¹⁰ 

Hebrews 7:11-27

Jesus and the Priesthood of Melchizedek

7:11 So if perfection had in fact been possible through the Levitical priesthood – for on that basis ¹¹  the people received the law – what further need would there have been for another priest to arise, said to be in the order of Melchizedek and not in Aaron’s order? 7:12 For when the priesthood changes, a change in the law must come ¹²  as well. 7:13 Yet the one these things are spoken about belongs to ¹³  a different tribe, and no one from that tribe ¹⁴  has ever officiated at the altar. 7:14 For it is clear that our Lord is descended from Judah, yet Moses said nothing about priests in connection with that tribe. 7:15 And this is even clearer if another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek, 7:16 who has become a priest not by a legal regulation about physical descent ¹⁵  but by the power of an indestructible life. 7:17 For here is the testimony about him: ¹⁶  “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.” ¹⁷  7:18 On the one hand a former command is set aside ¹⁸  because it is weak and useless, ¹⁹  7:19 for the law made nothing perfect. On the other hand a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God. 7:20 And since ²⁰  this was not done without a sworn affirmation – for the others have become priests without a sworn affirmation, 7:21 but Jesus ²¹  did so ²²  with a sworn affirmation by the one who said to him, “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever’” ²³  – 7:22 accordingly Jesus has become the guarantee ²⁴  of a better covenant. 7:23 And the others ²⁵  who became priests were numerous, because death prevented them ²⁶  from continuing in office, ²⁷  7:24 but he holds his priesthood permanently since he lives forever. 7:25 So he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them. 7:26 For it is indeed fitting for us to have such a high priest: holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. 7:27 He has no need to do every day what those priests do, to offer sacrifices first for their own sins and then for the sins of the people, since he did this in offering himself once for all.

Hebrews 8:1

The High Priest of a Better Covenant

8:1 Now the main point of what we are saying is this: ²⁸  We have such a high priest, one who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, ²⁹ 

¹ tn Or “he was obligated.”

² tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 2:11.

³ tn Or “propitiation.”

⁴ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 2:11.

⁵ tn Grk “of our confession.”

⁶ tn Grk “the one”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷ tn Grk “I have begotten you”; see Heb 1:5.

⁸ tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹ sn A quotation from Ps 110:4.

¹⁰ sn A series of quotations from Gen 14:17-19.

¹¹ tn Grk “based on it.”

¹² tn Grk “of necessity a change in the law comes to pass.”

¹³ tn Grk “shares in.”

¹⁴ tn Grk “from which no one.”

¹⁵ tn Grk “a law of a fleshly command.”

¹⁶ tn Grk “for he/it is witnessed that.”

¹⁷ sn A quotation from Ps 110:4 (see Heb 5:6 and 6:20).

¹⁸ tn Grk “the setting aside of a former command comes to pass.”

¹⁹ tn Grk “because of its weakness and uselessness.”

²⁰ sn The Greek text contains an elaborate comparison between v. 20a and v. 22, with a parenthesis (vv. 20b-21) in between; the comparison is literally, “by as much as…by so much” or “to the degree that…to that same degree.”

²¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²² tn The words “did so” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

²³ sn A quotation from Ps 110:4 (see Heb 5:6, 6:20, and 7:17).

²⁴ tn Or “surety.”

²⁵ tn Grk “they on the one hand” in contrast with “he on the other hand” in v. 24.

²⁶ tn Grk “they were prevented by death.”

²⁷ tn Grk “from continuing” (the words “in office” are supplied for clarity).

²⁸ tn Grk “the main point of the things being said.”

²⁹ sn An allusion to Ps 110:1; see Heb 1:3, 13.