20 Bible Verses about Christ, The High Priest

That is where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

Jehovah has taken an oath and will not change his mind: You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.

As he said in another place: You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

This is clear if another priest arises according to the likeness of Melchizedek,

For it is announced: You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.

Jesus has obtained a more excellent ministry. The covenant that he arranged between God and his people is a better one, because it is based on promises of better things.

If perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood, for under it the people received the Law, what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, instead of one named after the order of Aaron?

He would become such, not on the basis of a law of physical requirement, but according to the power of an indestructible life.

Here is a summary of the things we are discussing: We have this kind of high priest. He sat down at the right hand of the throne of the majesty in heaven. He is a minister of the Holy Place and of the true Tabernacle, built by Jehovah and not man.

He does not have a day-by-day need as the high priests do, first to offer up sacrifices for his own sins, then for those of the people. He sacrificed for sin once for all when he offered up himself.

Neither should he offer himself as the high priest enters into the Holy Place every year with blood of others. Otherwise he would have to suffer often from the founding of the world. He has presented himself once at the end of the age to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

It was necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these. But the heavenly things should be cleansed with better sacrifices than these.

The blood of goats and bulls, and the ashes from the burning of a young cow, sprinkled on the unclean made them outwardly clean. The blood of Christ did even more. Through the eternal Spirit he offered himself without blemish to God and cleansed your conscience from dead works. Now we can serve (worship) the living God.

But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God,

We have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, so let us hold fast our confession.

Since he has suffered and was tested in every way; he is able to help those who are being tested.

We do not have a high priest who is not able to sympathize with our infirmities (weaknesses). He was tested in all things like ourselves. Yet he was without sin!

Otherwise he would have to suffer often from the founding of the world. He has presented himself once at the end of the age to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

The blood of Christ did even more. Through the eternal Spirit he offered himself without blemish to God and cleansed your conscience from dead works. Now we can serve (worship) the living God.

He is able to save completely those who approach God through him, because he is always alive to intercede for them.

Christ has not entered into the Holy Place made with human hands. This is a copy of the true one. He has entered into heaven to appear before the presence of God for us.

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Jehovah will look on you with favor and give you peace!

God raised up his servant and sent him to you first. He sent him to bless you and to turn every one of you from your wicked ways.

The Law appoints men as high priests who have weakness. But the oath that came after the Law appointed the Son who is perfect forever.

There have been many priests. This is because they have been prevented from continuing by death.

Holy brothers, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Jesus.

No one takes this honor upon himself. He is called by God, even as Aaron was. Also Christ did not glorify himself to be made a high priest. It was God who said to him: You are my Son; I today have become your father.

The Law appoints men as high priests who have weakness. But the oath that came after the Law appointed the Son who is perfect forever.

Such a high priest as this was suitable for us. He is holy, harmless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and higher than the heavens.

King Melchizedek of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High. He blessed him and said: Blessed be Abram by God Most High, maker of heaven and earth. Blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand! Abram gave him one tenth of everything.

It was not without an oath. Others were made priest without any oath. He became a priest with an oath when God said to him: Jehovah has sworn and he will feel no regret, you are a priest forever. (Psalm 110:4)

Yes, he will build the Temple of Jehovah. He will receive the glory, and will sit and rule upon his throne. He will be a priest upon his throne and the counsel of peace will be between the two offices.

We have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, so let us hold fast our confession.

He does not have a day-by-day need as the high priests do, first to offer up sacrifices for his own sins, then for those of the people. He sacrificed for sin once for all when he offered up himself.

He went once and forever into the Most Holy Place having eternal salvation. It is not with the blood of goats and young bulls, but with his blood.

This means that he had to become like his brothers in every way, in order to be their faithful and merciful High Priest in his service to God, in order to offer a propitiatory sacrifice (pay atonement) (to make reconciliation) for the sins of the people.

He was faithful to Him who appointed him, just as Moses was in His entire house.