18 Bible Verses about Christ, The High Priest

where our forerunner Jesus entered, made after the order of Melchisedec a chief priest forever.

as also in another place he says, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

And moreover, [this] is still further evident, if another priest is raised up according to the likeness of Melchisedec,

For it is testified, Thou art a priest forever, after the order of Melchisedec.

but now he has obtained a more excellent service, by as much also as he is the mediator of a better covenant, which is established on better promises.

If therefore there was perfection through the Levitical priesthood,??or the people received the law under it,??hat need was there that another priest should arise after the order of Melchisedec and not to be called after the order of Aaron?

who was not a priest after the law of an external commandment, but after the power of imperishable life.

BUT the chief thing in addition to what has been said is, that we have such a chief priest who sat on the right hand of the throne of the majesty in the heavens, a minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord set up, not man.

who has no need daily as the chief priests first to present sacrifices for their sins, then for those of the people; for this he did once for all, having offered himself.

not that he may often present himself, as the chief priest enters into the sanctuary once a year with the blood of another [being]; since it was necessary that it should suffer often from the foundation of the world, but now once at the consummation of the world he has been manifested to destroy sins by the sacrifice of himself.

It was necessary, therefore, that the symbols of things in the heavens should be purified with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

For if the blood of bulls and goats, and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the defiled, sanctifies to the purification of the flesh, how much more shall the blood of Christ, who with an eternal spirit offered himself without fault to God, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God.

but this [priest] having offered one sacrifice forever for sins, sat down on the right hand of God,

HAVING therefore a great chief priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast the profession.

For because he has himself suffered, having been tried, he is able to help the tried.

For we have not a chief priest who cannot sympathise with our infirmities, but one tried in all respects as we are, without sin.

since it was necessary that it should suffer often from the foundation of the world, but now once at the consummation of the world he has been manifested to destroy sins by the sacrifice of himself.

how much more shall the blood of Christ, who with an eternal spirit offered himself without fault to God, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God.

whence also he is able to save forever those who come to God through him, always living to intercede for them.

For Christ did not enter into the sanctuary made with hands, a type of the true, but into heaven itself, and already has appeared before God for us,

God having raised up his servant has sent him to you first, to bless you by turning each [one of you] from your evil ways.

For the law constitutes men chief priests having infirmity, but the word of the oath which is after the law the Son made perfect forever.

And they indeed were made many priests, on account of being forbidden by death to continue;

Whence, holy brothers, partakers of the heavenly call, consider the apostle and chief priest of our profession, Jesus,

And no one takes the honor on himself but he that is called by God, even as Aaron also was. So also Christ did not put on himself the honor of being made a chief priest, but he that said to him, Thou art my Son, to-day have I begotten thee;

For the law constitutes men chief priests having infirmity, but the word of the oath which is after the law the Son made perfect forever.

For such a chief priest also was suitable for us, holy, harmless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens,

And as he was not [constituted] without swearing,??21 for they were made priests without swearing, but he with swearing by him who says to him, The Lord swore, and he will not change, You are a priest forever;??22 by so much is Jesus the pledge of a better covenant.

HAVING therefore a great chief priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast the profession.

who has no need daily as the chief priests first to present sacrifices for their sins, then for those of the people; for this he did once for all, having offered himself.

not with blood of goats and bullocks, but with his own blood, entered once into the sanctuary having found eternal redemption.

Whence he ought in all things to be assimilated to the brothers, that he may be a merciful and faithful chief priest as to things relating to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.

who is faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was in his house.