the Week of Proper 22 / Ordinary 27
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Hebrews 7:26
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For it was fitting for us to have such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners and exalted above the heavens;
For it was fitting for us to have such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners and exalted above the heavens;
He is the trail boss we all need. He never strayed, never wandered from the trail. He never sinned. That's why he has a place in heaven reserved only for him.
It was right for us to have such a high priest, one who is holy and without evil, doing no wrong, having no part with sinners, and made higher than the heavens:
For such a high priest became us, holy, harmless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and become higher than the heavens:
For such a high priest was fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
For such an high priest became us, holy, harmless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens:
Moreover we needed just such a High Priest as this--holy, guileless, undefiled, far removed from sinful men and exalted above the heavens;
For such an high Priest became vs, who is holy, harmelesse, vndefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher then the heauens.
For such a High Priest was fitting for us: holy, harmless, undefiled, and separated from sinners, and having become higher than the heavens;
For it became vs to haue soch an hye prest as is holy, innocent, vndefyled, separate from synners, and made hyer then heauen:
and indeed we wanted an high priest of such a character, one that is holy, innocent, undefiled, one that is separated from sinful men, and exalted above the heavens; one who was under no necessity,
So now we have a high priest who perfectly fits our needs: completely holy, uncompromised by sin, with authority extending as high as God's presence in heaven itself. Unlike the other high priests, he doesn't have to offer sacrifices for his own sins every day before he can get around to us and our sins. He's done it, once and for all: offered up himself as the sacrifice. The law appoints as high priests men who are never able to get the job done right. But this intervening command of God, which came later, appoints the Son, who is absolutely, eternally perfect.
It was fitting for us to have such a High Priest [perfectly adapted to our needs], holy, blameless, unstained [by sin], separated from sinners and exalted higher than the heavens;
For such a high priest became us, holy, guileless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
For it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, blameless, unstained, separated from sinners, exalted above the heavens.
Soche an hye prest it became vs to have which is wholy harmlesse vndefyled separat from synners and made hyar then heven.
For such was indeed fitting for us [as] a high priest, holy, blameless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
For such a high priest became us, [who is] holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
For such a chief priest did become us -- kind, harmless, undefiled, separate from the sinners, and become higher than the heavens,
Jesus is the kind of high priest we need. He is holy, sinless, pure, not influenced by sinners, and he is raised above the heavens.
For it is indeed fitting for us to have such a high priest: holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
Such a high priest truly befits us-One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
Jesus is the high priest we need. He is holy and innocent and faultless, and not at all like us sinners. Jesus is honored above all beings in heaven,
This is the kind of cohen gadol that meets our need — holy, without evil, without stain, set apart from sinners and raised higher than the heavens;
For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
For such an hie Priest it became vs to haue, which is holy, harmelesse, vndefiled, separate from sinners, and made hier then the heauens:
For this is the kind of high priest proper for us; pure, without evil, and undefiled, far away from sin, and made higher than the heavens;
For this is the kind of high priest we need: holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
For such a Kohen Gadol was fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
We need such a high priest - one who is holy, innocent, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens.Ephesians 1:20; 4:10; Hebrews 4:15; 8:1;">[xr]
For such an High Priest as this was adequate for us; pure, and without evil, and without spot; who was separate from sins, and exalted higher than heaven.
For, a priest like to him, was also suitable for us; one pure, and without evil and without stain; one separated from sins, and exalted higher than heaven;
For such a High Priest was fitting for us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and has become higher than the heavens;
He is the kind of high priest we need because he is holy and blameless, unstained by sin. He has been set apart from sinners and has been given the highest place of honor in heaven.
We need such a Religious Leader Who made the way for man to go to God. Jesus is holy and has no guilt. He has never sinned and is different from sinful men. He has the place of honor above the heavens.
For such a high priest became us, holy, guileless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
For it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, blameless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
For, such a high-priest as this, for us, was evensuited: Loving, noble, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and become, higher than the heavens;
For it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens:
For a high priest such as this indeed is fitting for us, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and having become exalted above the heavens,
For such an hye priest became vs, whiche [is] holy, harmelesse, vndefyled, seperate from sinners, and made hygher then heauens:
So Jesus is the kind of high priest we need. He is holy. He has no sin in him. He is pure and not influenced by sinners. And he is raised above the heavens.
For it was fitting for us to have such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens;
Jesus, then, is the High Priest that meets our needs. He is holy; he has no fault or sin in him; he has been set apart from sinners and raised above the heavens.
For it bisemyde that sich a man were a bischop to vs, hooli, innocent, vndefoulid, clene, departid fro synful men, and maad hiyere than heuenes;
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such: Hebrews 7:11, Hebrews 8:1, Hebrews 9:23-26, Hebrews 10:11-22
became: Hebrews 2:10, Luke 24:26, Luke 24:46
holy: Hebrews 4:15, Hebrews 9:14, Exodus 28:36, Isaiah 53:9, Luke 1:35, Luke 23:22, Luke 23:41, Luke 23:47, John 8:29, John 14:30, Acts 3:14, Acts 4:27, 2 Corinthians 5:21, 1 Peter 1:19, 1 Peter 2:22, 1 John 2:2, 1 John 3:5, Revelation 3:7
made: Hebrews 1:3, Hebrews 4:14, Hebrews 8:1, Hebrews 12:2, Psalms 68:18, Matthew 27:18, Mark 16:19, Ephesians 1:20-22, Ephesians 4:8-10, Philippians 2:9-11, 1 Peter 3:22, Revelation 1:17, Revelation 1:18
Reciprocal: Genesis 23:8 - entreat Exodus 12:5 - be without Exodus 28:2 - holy garments Exodus 29:1 - without Exodus 29:30 - that son Exodus 39:30 - the plate Exodus 40:10 - most holy Leviticus 1:3 - a male Leviticus 1:14 - of fowls Leviticus 2:4 - the oven Leviticus 4:32 - a lamb Leviticus 4:35 - and the priest shall make Leviticus 8:14 - he brought Leviticus 12:6 - a lamb Leviticus 15:14 - General Leviticus 16:4 - holy linen coat Leviticus 16:10 - to make Leviticus 21:8 - for I Leviticus 21:17 - blemish Numbers 8:14 - separate Numbers 11:2 - the fire Numbers 19:2 - no blemish Numbers 19:9 - clean Deuteronomy 9:20 - General Deuteronomy 26:3 - the priest Deuteronomy 33:8 - with thy Deuteronomy 33:16 - separated 1 Samuel 2:35 - I will raise Psalms 8:1 - thy Psalms 18:20 - cleanness Psalms 45:2 - fairer Psalms 45:7 - Thou Song of Solomon 5:10 - beloved Isaiah 42:6 - called Jeremiah 30:21 - engaged Ezekiel 44:27 - he shall offer Ezekiel 45:18 - without blemish Daniel 9:24 - the most Malachi 1:9 - beseech Matthew 1:18 - of the Matthew 3:15 - for Matthew 27:4 - the innocent Mark 15:14 - Why Luke 11:32 - a greater Luke 18:19 - General Luke 23:14 - have found John 8:46 - convinceth John 15:10 - even John 16:23 - Whatsoever John 19:4 - that ye Romans 1:1 - separated Galatians 3:13 - redeemed Ephesians 4:10 - ascended Philippians 2:15 - and Hebrews 1:9 - loved Hebrews 2:3 - so Hebrews 2:18 - he is Hebrews 3:1 - and Hebrews 9:24 - but Hebrews 10:21 - an 1 Peter 2:24 - being 1 John 2:1 - the righteous 1 John 2:29 - he is 1 John 3:3 - even
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For such an high priest became us,.... Is suitable to us, answers to our cases and necessities, is every way such an one as is wanted:
[who] is holy; by nature, originally and underivatively, perfectly and completely, internally as well as externally; he was typified by the high priest, who had holiness to the Lord written on his forehead, and far exceeds any of the priests in holiness; and such an one becomes us, for had he not been holy he could not have entered into the holy place for us, or have appeared there on our account, or have been our sanctification; so Philo the Jew speaks of the true priest as being not man, but the divine Word, and as free from all sin voluntary and involuntary x
harmless; without any vitiosity in his nature, without guile in his mouth, or malice in his heart; doing no injury to any man's person or property: the character chiefly regards the innocence and holiness of his life and conversation; and in which he exceeded the priests under the law; and is a suitable one for us, for hereby he was fit to be made sin, and to take it away:
undefiled; with the sin of Adam, with which all mankind are defiled; with the blood of slain beasts, with which the priests under the law were sprinkled; with the filthy conversation of the wicked, which affects good men: hence he was more excellent than the priests under the law; and one that becomes us, since his blood is the blood of a lamb, without spot and blemish: the high priests under the law, according to the Jews y, were to excel their brethren in knowledge, beauty, and riches; but the distinguishing character of our high priest is purity and holiness:
separate from sinners; not but that he took the nature of sinners, though not a sinful nature; and he was often in the company of sinners, when on earth, and was reckoned among them, and as one of them; but he was separated from them in Adam; he was not among the individuals of human nature that sinned in him; and he was brought into the world in a different manner from them, not descending from Adam by ordinary generation; and he had no communion with them in sin; nor did he encourage them to it in the days of his flesh; and now he is removed far from them; and herein he exceeds the priests under the law, and is suitable to us: the Syriac and Ethiopic versions read, "separate from sins"; the allusion seems to be, to the separating of the high priest from his own house to one of the courts of the temple seven days before the day of atonement z, and so before the burning of the heifers a:
and made higher than the heavens; than the visible heavens, the airy and starry heavens, and than the angels in heaven; and so preferable to the high priests, and exceedingly agreeable to us, Hebrews 4:14 the allusion may be to the carrying of the high priest on the day of atonement to an upper chamber in the temple, called the chamber of Abtines b: this may be understood either of Christ's exaltation in heaven, where angels are subject to him, and his priesthood is completed; or of his excelling the angels in the holiness of his nature, which agrees with the other characters in the text, and stands opposed to the infirmities of the priests.
x De Profugis, p. 466, 467. & de Victimis, p. 843. y Maimon, & Bartenora in Misn, Yoma, c, 1. sect. 3. z Misn. Yoma, c. 1. sect. 1. a Misn. Parah, c. 3. sect. 1. b Misn. Yoma, c. 1. sect. 5.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
For such an High Priest became us - Was suited to our condition. That is, there was that in our character and circumstances which demanded that a high priest for us should be personally holy. It was not requisite merely that he should have great power; or that he should be of a rank superior to that of the Jewish priesthood; but there was a special propriety that he should surpass all others in “moral” purity. Other priests were mere mortal men, and it was necessary that their office should pass to other hands; they were “sinful” men also, and it was necessary that sacrifices should be made for themselves as well as others. We need, however, a different priest. We need not only one who ever lives, but one who is perfectly holy, and who has no need to bring an offering for himself, and all the merit of whose sacrifice, therefore, may be ours. Such an high priest we have in the person of the Lord Jesus; and there is no truth more interesting, and no proposition more susceptible of proof, than that he is exactly Fitted to man. In his moral character, and in the great work which he has accomplishcd, he is just such a Saviour as is adapted to the wants of ignorant, fallen, wretched, sinful man. He is benevolent, and pities our woes; wise, and is able to enlighten our ignorance; compassionate, and ready to forgive our faults. He has made such a sacrifice as was necessary to put away our guilt, and offers such intercession as we need to have offered for us in order that we may be preserved from falling.
Who is holy - Not merely “outwardly righteous,” but pure in heart.
Harmless - Not injuring anyone. To no one did he do wrong. Neither to their name, person, or property, did he ever do injury; nor will he ever. He is the only one who has lived on earth of whom it could be said that he never, in any way, did wrong to another.
Undefiled - By sin; by any improper desire or passion. He was unstained by crime; “unspotted from the world.” Sin always defiles the soul; but from every such pollution the Lord Jesus was free.
Separate from sinners - That is, he did not associate with them as such. He did not partake of their feelings, plans, pleasures. Though he mingled with them, yet it was merely to do them good, and in all his life there was an entire separation from the feelings, principles, and views of a sinful world.
And made higher than the heavens - Exalted above the visible heavens; that is, at the right hand of God; see the Ephesians 1:21 note; Philippians 2:9 note. We needed a high priest who is thus exalted that he may manage our cause before the throne of God.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 26. Such a high priest became us — Such a high priest was in every respect suitable to us, every way qualified to accomplish the end for which he came into the world. There is probably here an allusion to the qualifications of the Jewish high priest:-
1. He was required to be holy, οσιος, answering to the Hebrew חסיד chasid, merciful. Holiness was his calling; and, as he was the representative of his brethren, he was required to be merciful and compassionate.
2. He was to be harmless, ακακος, without evil - holy without, and holy within; injuring none, but rather living for the benefit of others.
3. He was undefiled, αμιαντος answering to the Hebrew באל מום baal mum, without blemish - having no bodily imperfection. Nothing low, mean, base, or unbecoming in his conduct.
4. He was separate from sinners, κεχωρισμενος απο των ἁμαρτωλων. By his office he was separated from all men and worldly occupations, and entirely devoted to the service of God. And as to sinners, or heathens, he was never to be found in their society.
5. Higher than the heavens. There may be some reference here to the exceeding dignity of the high priesthood; it was the highest office that could be sustained by man, the high priest himself being the immediate representative of God.
But these things suit our Lord in a sense in which they cannot be applied to the high priest of the Jews.
1. He was holy, infinitely so; and merciful, witness his shedding his blood for the sins of mankind.
2. Harmless - perfectly without sin in his humanity, as well as his divinity.
3. Undefiled - contracted no sinful infirmity in consequence of his dwelling among men.
4. Separate from sinners - absolutely unblamable in the whole of his conduct, so that he could challenge the most inveterate of his enemies with, Which of you convicteth me of sin? Who of you can show in my conduct the slightest deviation from truth and righteousness!
5. Higher than the heavens - more exalted than all the angels of God, than all created beings, whether thrones, dominions, principalities, or powers, because all these were created by him and for him, and derive their continued subsistence from his infinite energy.
But how was a person of such infinite dignity suitable to us! His greatness is put in opposition to our meanness. HE was holy; WE, unholy. HE was harmless; WE, harmful, injuring both ourselves and others. HE was undefiled; WE, defiled, most sinfully spotted and impure. HE was separate from sinners; WE were joined to sinners, companions of the vile, the worthless, the profane, and the wicked. HE was higher than the heavens; WE, baser and lower than the earth, totally unworthy to be called the creatures of God. And had we not had such a Saviour, and had we not been redeemed at an infinite price, we should, to use the nervous language of Milton on another occasion, "after a shameful life and end in this world, have been thrown down eternally into the darkest and deepest gulf of hell, where, under the despiteful control, the trample and spurn, of all the other damned, and in the anguish of their torture should have no other ease than to exercise a raving and bestial tyranny over us as their slaves, we must have remained in that plight for ever, the basest, the lower-most, the most dejected, most under-foot and down-trodden vassals of perdition." MILTON on Reformation, in fine.
