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Hebrews 5:10

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named by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.
Hebrews 5:10 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.
  • BSB and was designated by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek.
  • NKJV called by God as High Priest “according to the order of Melchizedek,”
  • NASB being designated by God as High Priest according to the order of Melchizedek.
  • NLT And God designated him to be a High Priest in the order of Melchizedek.

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Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 2

  • Heb 5:5–6So also Christ didn’t glorify himself to be made a high priest, but it was he who said to him, “You are my Son. Today I have become your father.”
  • Heb 6:20where as a forerunner Jesus entered for us, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (2)
MELCHIZEDEKPRIEST

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  • VideoBibleProject — Hebrews videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on HebrewsMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

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  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

Hebrews is sustained worship of Christ: better than angels, Moses, and the priests; the great High Priest after Melchizedek who by one sacrifice perfects forever those he saves.

How Hebrews 5:10 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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CalledπροσαγορεύωofὑπόGodθεόςan high priestἀρχιερεύςafterκατάthe orderτάξιςof MelchisedecΜελχισεδέκ
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