3Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
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For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.
And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death: …
And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-10)The foregoing chapter ended with a repetition of what had been cited once and again before out of Ps. 110:4; Jesus, a high priest for ever, after the order of Melchisedec . Now this chapter is as a sermon upon that text; here the apostle sets before them some of the strong meat he had spoken of before, hoping they would by greater diligence be better prepared to digest it. I. The great question th…
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