希伯来书 7:15

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

如果有另一位像麥基洗德那樣的祭司興起來，那麼，這裡所說的就更明顯了。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
倘 若 照 麦 基 洗 德 的 样 式 ， 另 外 兴 起 一 位 祭 司 来 ， 我 的 话 更 是 显 而 易 见 的 了 。

Contextual Overview

¹¹ The people were given the law concerning the system of priests from the tribe of Levi, but they could not be made perfect through that system. So there was a need for another priest to come, a priest like Melchizedek, not Aaron. ¹² And when a different kind of priest comes, the law must be changed, too. ¹³ We are saying these things about Christ, who belonged to a different tribe. No one from that tribe ever served as a priest at the altar. ¹⁴ It is clear that our Lord came from the tribe of Judah, and Moses said nothing about priests belonging to that tribe. ¹⁵ And this becomes even more clear when we see that another priest comes who is like Melchizedek. ¹⁶ He was not made a priest by human rules and laws but through the power of his life, which continues forever. ¹⁷ It is said about him, "You are a priest forever, a priest like Melchizedek." Psalm 110:4 ¹⁸ The old rule is now set aside, because it was weak and useless. ¹⁹ The law of Moses could not make anything perfect. But now a better hope has been given to us, and with this hope we can come near to God. ²⁰ It is important that God did this with an oath. Others became priests without an oath,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

after: Hebrews 7:3, Hebrews 7:11, Hebrews 7:17-21, Psalms 110:4

Reciprocal: Hebrews 5:6 - Thou

Cross-References

Genesis 7:19
The water rose so much that even the highest mountains under the sky were covered by it.

Genesis 7:20
It continued to rise until it was more than twenty feet above the mountains.

Isaiah 11:6
Then wolves will live in peace with lambs, and leopards will lie down to rest with goats. Calves, lions, and young bulls will eat together, and a little child will lead them.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it is yet far more evident,.... From a fact which cannot be denied;

for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest; or another has risen, even Jesus the son of David, of the tribe of Judah; another from Aaron, one that is not of his family or tribe, but one like to Melchizedek: hence we learn that Melchizedek and Christ are not the same person; and that the order and similitude of Melchizedek are the same; and that Christ's being of his order only imports that there is a resemblance and likeness between him and Melchizedek, in many things, which are observed in the beginning of this chapter: and this "arising" does not intend Christ's setting up himself, only his appearance in this form; and being expressed in the present tense, denotes the continual being, and virtue of his priesthood.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And it is yet far more evident - Not that our Lord would spring out of Judah, but the point which he was endeavoring to establish that there must be a change of the priesthood, was rendered still more evident from another consideration. A strong proof of the necessity of such a change of the priesthood was furnished from the fact that the Messiah was to be of the tribe of Judah; but a much stronger, because “as a priest” he was to be of the order of Melchizedek - that is, he was of the same rank with one who did not even belong to that tribe.

After the similitude - Resembling; that is, he was to be of the order of Melchizedek.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 15. And it is yet far more evident — Και περισσοτερον ετι καταδηλον εστιν. And besides, it is more abundantly strikingly manifest. It is very difficult to translate these words, but the apostle's meaning is plain, viz., that God designed the Levitical priesthood to be changed, because of the oath in Psa. cx., where, addressing the Messiah, he says: Thou art a Priest for ever after the order, or ομοιοτητα, similitude, of Melchisedec, who was not only a priest, but also a king. None of the Levitical priests sustained this double office; but they both, with that of prophet, appear and were exercised in the person of our Lord, who is the Priest to which the apostle alludes.