Hebrews 7:11
Hebrews · New Testament · Chapter 7
“If therefore 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 Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?”Hebrews 7:11
What Does Hebrews 7:11 Mean?
Hebrews 7:11 is found in the book of Hebrews, chapter 7, verse 11 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Hebrews 7:11 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 110:4“The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.”Galatians 2:21“I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.”Hebrews 6:1“Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,”Hebrews 8:7“For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.”Hebrews 8:13“In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.”Hebrews 7:18“For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.”Hebrews 8:4“For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:”Hebrews 7:26“For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;”Galatians 3:25“But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.”Galatians 4:9“But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?”Hebrews 7:13“For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.”Hebrews 7:17“For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.”1 Chronicles 6:49“But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work of the place most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.”1 Chronicles 24:19“These were the orderings of them in their service to come into the house of the LORD, according to their manner, under Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him.”Acts 6:14“For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.”Hebrews 5:6“As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.”Hebrews 7:15“And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,”Hebrews 7:21“(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)”Hebrews 8:10“For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:”Exodus 29:9“And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest’s office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.”
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