Hebrews 7:26
24 But because Jesus lives forever, He has a permanent priesthood.
25 Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.
Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
27 Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.
28 For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
- KJV
- For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
- WEB
- For such a high priest was fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
- ASV
- For such a high priest became us, holy, guileless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
- DARBY
- For such a high priest became us, holy, harmless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and become higher than the heavens:
- BLB
- For such for us indeed was fitting—a high priest holy, innocent, undefiled, having been separated from sinners, and having become higher than the heavens,
- ÅB
- For en slik yppersteprest måtte vi og ha, hellig, uskyldig, ren, skilt fra syndere og opphøyet over himlene
- OTB
- For det var passende for oss å ha en slik yppersteprest, hellig, uskyldig, uplettet, adskilt fra syndere, og opphøyd over himlene.
- B1930
- For en sådan yppersteprest måtte vi og ha, hellig, uskyldig, ren, skilt fra syndere og ophøiet over himlene
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Corinthians 5:21
God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
Read in context1 Peter 2:22
“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
Read in contextHebrews 4:14–15
Therefore, 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.
Read in context1 John 2:2
He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
Read in contextHebrews 8:1
The 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,
Read in contextHebrews 1:3
The 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.
Read in contextIsaiah 53:9
He 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.
Read in context1 John 3:5
But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
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