Hebrews 7:16 Cross References
Hebrews 7:16
16: He became a priest, not by meeting the old requirement of belonging to the tribe of Levi, but by the power of a life that cannot be destroyed.
Colossians 2:20
- You have died with Christ, and he has set you free from the evil powers of this world. So why do you keep on following rules of the world, such as,
Revelation 1:18
- I am the living one who died. Look, I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and the grave.
Galatians 4:9
- And now that you have found God (or should I say, now that God has found you), why do you want to go back again and become slaves once more to the weak and useless spiritual powers of this world?
Galatians 4:3
- And that's the way it was with us before Christ came. We were slaves to the spiritual powers of this world.
Hebrews 7:3
- There is no record of his father or mother or any of his ancestors--no beginning or end to his life. He remains a priest forever, resembling the Son of God.
Hebrews 9:9
- This is an illustration pointing to the present time. For the gifts and sacrifices that the priests offer are not able to cleanse the consciences of the people who bring them.
- For that old system deals only with food and drink and ritual washing--external regulations that are in effect only until their limitations can be corrected.
Colossians 2:14
- He canceled the record that contained the charges against us. He took it and destroyed it by nailing it to Christ's cross.
Hebrews 7:24
- But Jesus remains a priest forever; his priesthood will never end.
- Therefore he is able, once and forever, to save everyone who comes to God through him. He lives forever to plead with God on their behalf.
Hebrews 7:17
- And the psalmist pointed this out when he said of Christ, "You are a priest forever in the line of Melchizedek."
Hebrews 10:1
- The old system in the law of Moses was only a shadow of the things to come, not the reality of the good things Christ has done for us. The sacrifices under the old system were repeated again and again, year after year, but they were never able to provide perfect cleansing for those who came to worship.
Hebrews 7:21
- Only to Jesus did he say, "The Lord has taken an oath and will not break his vow: 'You are a priest forever.'"
Hebrews 7:28
- Those who were high priests under the law of Moses were limited by human weakness. But after the law was given, God appointed his Son with an oath, and his Son has been made perfect forever.