Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
For such a high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners and made higher than the heavens,
New American Standard Bible
For it was fitting for us to have such a
King James Version
For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
Holman Bible
For this is the kind of high priest we need: holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
International Standard Version
We need such a high priest one who is holy, innocent, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens.
A Conservative Version
For such a high priest is fitting for us, devout, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and having become higher than the heavens.
American Standard Version
For such a high priest became us, holy, guileless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
Amplified
It was fitting for us to have such a High Priest [perfectly adapted to our needs], holy, blameless, unstained [by sin], separated from sinners and exalted higher than the heavens;
An Understandable Version
For Jesus was a very suitable head priest for us [i.e., He meets our needs very well], because He was holy, innocent, without [moral] corruption, separated from sinners and [exalted] above the heavens.
Anderson New Testament
For such a high priest is suited to us, who is holy, harm less, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens;
Bible in Basic English
It was right for us to have such a high priest, one who is holy and without evil, doing no wrong, having no part with sinners, and made higher than the heavens:
Common New Testament
For it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, blameless, unstained, separated from sinners, exalted above the heavens.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and indeed we wanted an high priest of such a character, one that is holy, innocent, undefiled, one that is separated from sinful men, and exalted above the heavens; one who was under no necessity,
Darby Translation
For such a high priest became us, holy, harmless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and become higher than the heavens:
Godbey New Testament
For such a high priest was indeed appropriate unto us, holy, free from sin, undefiled, having been separated from the sinners, and being higher than the heavens;
Goodspeed New Testament
Such a high priest we needed??odly, blameless, unstained, removed from sinful men and raised above the very heavens;
John Wesley New Testament
For such an high priest became us, holy, harmless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens:
Julia Smith Translation
For such a chief priest became us, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and being higher than the heavens;
King James 2000
For such a high priest was befitting for us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
Lexham Expanded Bible
For a high priest such as this indeed is fitting for us, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and having become exalted [above] the heavens,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Such a high priest it becometh us to have, which is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than heaven.
Moffatt New Testament
Such was the high priest for us, saintly, innocent, unstained, lifted high above the heavens, far from all contact with the sinful,
Montgomery New Testament
For we needed just such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens;
NET Bible
For it is indeed fitting for us to have such a high priest: holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
New Heart English Bible
For such a high priest was fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
Noyes New Testament
For such a highpriest also became us, holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
Sawyer New Testament
For such a chief priest also was suitable for us, holy, harmless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens,
The Emphasized Bible
For, such a high-priest as this, for us, was evensuited: Loving, noble, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and become, higher than the heavens;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For such an high-priest was suitable to us, holy, inoffensive, spotless, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens:
Twentieth Century New Testament
This was the High Priest that we needed--holy, innocent, spotless, withdrawn from sinners, exalted above the highest Heaven,
Webster
For such a high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
Weymouth New Testament
Moreover we needed just such a High Priest as this--holy, guileless, undefiled, far removed from sinful men and exalted above the heavens;
Williams New Testament
For we needed such a High Priest, holy, innocent, unstained, far removed from sinful men, and elevated far above the very heavens,
World English Bible
For such a high priest was fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
Worrell New Testament
For such a High Priest was befitting us, holy, harmless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
Worsley New Testament
For such an high-priest was meet for us, who was holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and higher than the heavens;
Youngs Literal Translation
For such a chief priest did become us -- kind, harmless, undefiled, separate from the sinners, and become higher than the heavens,
Themes
Better » The keyword of Hebrews » Better priesthood
Christ » Priesthood of » Sinless
Christ, character of » Harmless
Christ, the high priest » Is of unblemished purity
Christian conduct » Harmlessness
Christ, our example » Is perfect
Glory of Christ » In his sinless perfection
The high priest » Inferior to Christ in » Needing to make atonement for his own sins
The high priest » Typified Christ in » Holiness of office
Holiness » Christ » An example of
the Human nature of Christ » Was without sin
Jesus Christ » Priesthood of » Is of unblemished purity
Nazarites » Illustrative of » Christ
New » The keyword of Hebrews » Better priesthood
Perfection » Some essential elements of » Christ's sinlessness, general references to
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Hebrews 7:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
Another Priest, Like Melchizedek
25 Therefore He is able also to save to the uttermost those who come unto God by Him, since He ever lives to make intercession for them. 26 For such a high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners and made higher than the heavens, 27 who does not need, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice daily, first for his own sins and then for the people's sins. For He did this once for all, when He offered up Himself.
Phrases
Cross References
Hebrews 8:1
Now the sum of the things which we have spoken is this: We have such a High Priest, who has sat down on the right of the throne of the Majesty in Heaven,
2 Corinthians 5:21
For He has made Him who knew no sin, to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
Hebrews 4:14-15
Since then we have a great High Priest who has passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
1 Peter 2:22
He who did no sin, nor was guile found in His mouth,
1 John 3:5
And you know that He was revealed that He might take away our sins, and in Him is no sin.
Exodus 28:36
And you shall make a plate of pure gold, and carve on it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO JEHOVAH.
Psalm 68:18
You have gone up on high; You have led captivity captive; You have received gifts for men, yes, for the rebellious also, that You might dwell among them, O Jehovah God.
Isaiah 53:9
And He put His grave with the wicked, and with a rich one in His death; although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.
Matthew 27:18
For he knew they had delivered Him because of envy.
Mark 16:19
Then indeed, after speaking to them, the Lord was taken up into Heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
Luke 1:35
And the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit shall come on you, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow you. Therefore also that Holy One which will be born of you shall be called Son of God.
Luke 23:22
And he said to them the third time, Why? What evil has He done? I have found no cause of death in Him, therefore I will chastise Him and let Him go.
Luke 23:41
And we indeed justly so, for we receive the due reward of our deeds, but this Man has done nothing amiss.
Luke 23:47
And when the centurion saw what had been done, he glorified God, saying, Truly this Man was righteous.
Luke 24:26
Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and to enter into His glory?
Luke 24:46
And He said to them, So it is written, and so it behoved Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day,
John 8:29
And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things which please Him.
John 14:30
I shall no longer speak many things with you, for the ruler of this world comes, and he has nothing in Me.
Acts 3:14
But you denied the Holy and Just One and desired a murderer to be given to you.
Acts 4:27
For truly, against Your holy child Jesus, whom You have anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the nations, and the people of Israel, were gathered together
Ephesians 1:20-22
which He worked in Christ in raising Him from the dead, and He seated Him at His right hand in the heavenlies,
Ephesians 4:8-10
Therefore He says, "When He ascended up on high, He led captivity captive and gave gifts to men."
Philippians 2:9-11
Therefore God has highly exalted Him, and has given Him a name which is above every name,
Hebrews 1:3
who being the shining splendor of His glory, and the express image of His essence, and upholding all things by the word of His power, through Himself cleansing of our sins, He sat down on the right of the Majesty on high,
Hebrews 2:10
For it became Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons into glory, to perfect the Captain of their salvation through sufferings.
Hebrews 7:11
Therefore if perfection were by the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the Law), what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
Hebrews 9:14
how much more shall the blood of Christ (who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God) purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
Hebrews 9:23-26
Therefore it was necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these, but the heavenly things themselves were purified with better sacrifices than these.
Hebrews 10:11-22
And indeed every priest stands daily ministering and offering often the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.
Hebrews 12:2
looking to Jesus the Author and Finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right of the throne of God.
1 Peter 1:19
but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot;
1 Peter 3:22
who is at the right hand of God, having gone into Heaven, where the angels and authorities and powers are being subjected to Him.
1 John 2:2
And He is the propitiation concerning our sins, and not concerning ours only, but also concerning the sins of all the world.
Revelation 1:17-18
And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. And He laid His right hand upon me, saying to me, Do not fear, I am the First and the Last,
Revelation 3:7
And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: He who is holy, He who is true, He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts; and shuts and no one opens, says these things: