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A priest forever in the order of Melchizedek

Psalm 110 records an oath naming a priest forever after Melchizedek. Hebrews reads the oath as God's appointment of Jesus as high priest.

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Old TestamentPsalms 110:4Open this record
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New TestamentHebrews 5:6Open this record

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The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind: “You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”
Psalms 110:4 New International Version (NIV)The Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by Permission of Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide.

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And he says in another place, “You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”
Hebrews 5:6 New International Version (NIV)The Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by Permission of Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide.

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Hebrews 5:6 quotes Psalms 110:4.

Hebrews cites the oath that appoints a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek and applies it to Christ.

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