Hebrews 7

Question 1

For whe

Answer 1

For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed also,
Hebrews 7:12

Question 2

This ma

Answer 2

This man, however, did not trace his descent from Levi, yet he collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.
Hebrews 7:6

Question 3

Such

Answer 3

Such a high priest truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens.
Hebrews 7:26

Question 4

and it

Answer 4

And it was not without an oath! Others became priests without any oath,
Hebrews 7:20

Question 5

If p

Answer 5

If perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood—and indeed the law given to the people established that priesthood—why was there still need for another priest to come, one in the order of Melchizedek, not in the order of Aaron?
Hebrews 7:11

Question 6

Now ther

Answer 6

Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office;
Hebrews 7:23

Question 7

Because o

Answer 7

Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.
Hebrews 7:22

Question 8

Just th

Answer 8

Just think how great he was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder!
Hebrews 7:4

Question 9

For it is d

Answer 9

For it is declared: “You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”
Hebrews 7:17

Question 10

Witho

Answer 10

Without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, resembling the Son of God, he remains a priest forever.
Hebrews 7:3

Question 11

And without d

Answer 11

And without doubt the lesser is blessed by the greater.

Hebrews 7:7

Question 12

and ab

Answer 12

and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. First, the name Melchizedek means “king of righteousness”; then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.”
Hebrews 7:2

Question 13

(For the law m

Answer 13

(for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.
Hebrews 7:19

Question 14

because w

Answer 14

because when Melchizedek met Abraham, Levi was still in the body of his ancestor.
Hebrews 7:10

Question 15

one wh

Answer 15

one who has become a priest not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life.
Hebrews 7:16

Question 16

Now the L

Answer 16

Now the law requires the descendants of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their fellow Israelites—even though they also are descended from Abraham.
Hebrews 7:5

Question 17

but he b

Answer 17

but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’”
Hebrews 7:21

Question 18

For the law a

Answer 18

For the law appoints as high priests men in all their weakness; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.
Hebrews 7:28

Question 19

The f

Answer 19

The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless
Hebrews 7:18

Question 20

One m

Answer 20

One might even say that Levi, who collects the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham,
Hebrews 7:9

Question 21

In the o

Answer 21

In the one case, the tenth is collected by people who die; but in the other case, by him who is declared to be living.
Hebrews 7:8

Question 22

he o

Answer 22

He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, and no one from that tribe has ever served at the altar.
Hebrews 7:13

Question 23

but b

Answer 23

but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood.
Hebrews 7:24

Question 24

Un

Answer 24

Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself.
Hebrews 7:27

Question 25

Therefore he

Answer 25

Therefore he is able to save completely[c] those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
Hebrews 7:25

Question 26

For it is cle

Answer 26

For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, and in regard to that tribe Moses said nothing about priests.
Hebrews 7:14

Question 27

This MeL

Answer 27

This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings and blessed him,
Hebrews 7:1

Question 28

And what w

Answer 28

And what we have said is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears,
Hebrews 7:15