Hebrews 7:26

Such a high priest perfectly suits us: holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. Christ's sinless perfection makes him exactly the priest we need.

Cross-references · 35

• 2 Cor 5:21God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
• 1 Pet 2:22“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
• Heb 4:14–15Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.
• 1 Jn 2:2He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
• Heb 8:1The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,
• Heb 1:3The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
• Heb 9:14how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
• Heb 12:2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
• Isa 53:9He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.
• Eph 4:8–10This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”
• Heb 10:11–22Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.
• Luke 23:47When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”
• 1 Jn 3:5But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
• Luke 23:41We are punished justly, for we are receiving what our actions deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”
• John 8:29He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.”
• Acts 4:27In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.
• Mark 16:19After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
• Matt 27:18For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him.
• Phil 2:9–11Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,
• Acts 3:14You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
• 1 Pet 3:22who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
• John 14:30I will not speak with you much longer, for the prince of this world is coming, and he has no claim on Me.
• Ps 68:18You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
• Exod 28:36You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.
• Heb 2:10In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.
• Heb 9:23–26So it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
• Heb 7:11Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear—one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?
• Luke 24:46And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,
• Luke 23:22A third time he said to them, “What evil has this man done? I have found in Him no offense worthy of death. So after I punish Him, I will release Him.”
• Luke 24:26Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?”
• 1 Pet 1:19but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
• Luke 1:35The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.
• Rev 3:7To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.
• Rev 1:17–18When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
• Eph 1:20–22which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,

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