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  • Hebrews 5:6
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 6 As he also says in another place, “You are a priest forever in the manner of Mel·chizʹe·dek.”+

  • Hebrews 5:6
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 6 καθὼς according as καὶ also ἐν in ἑτέρῳ different λέγει he is saying Σὺ You ἱερεὺς priest εἰς into τὸν the αἰῶνα age κατὰ according to τὴν the τάξιν lineup Μελχισεδέκ. of Melchizedek.

  • Hebrews 5:6
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 6 Just as he says also in another place: “You are a priest forever according to the manner* of Mel·chizʹe·dek.”+

  • Hebrews 5:6
    The Bible in Living English
    • 6 as he says in another passage too “You are a priest forever in such station as Melchisedek’s was.”

  • Hebrews 5:6
    American Standard Version
    • 6 as he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek.

  • Hebrews 5:6
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 6 As also in a different place he saith—Thou art a priest age-abidingly, According to the rank of Melchizedek:

  • Hebrews 5:6
    King James Version
    • 6 As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

  • Hebrews
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 5:6 w89 2/1 17

  • Hebrews
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 5:6 w74 158-159; w73 216; ka 88-90; w72 716; w66 91, 114; w65 624; im 267; gv 24; w64 479; bf 453; w54 216; w52 313; ki 87

  • Hebrews
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 5:6

      The Watchtower,

      2/1/1989, p. 17

  • Hebrews Study Notes—Chapter 5
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 5:6

      in another place: In the words that follow, Paul quotes from Ps 110:4. He quotes from this passage or alludes to it several times in this letter.​—Heb 6:20; 7:3, 11, 17, 21; 10:12 and study note.

      a priest forever in the manner of Melchizedek: This is the first time that Melchizedek is mentioned in the letter to the Hebrews. He was both a king and a priest in Abraham’s day. (Ge 14:18) Jesus did not inherit his priesthood from Melchizedek. Rather, he received a priesthood that was “in the manner of,” or similar to, that of Melchizedek. Apparently, God himself appointed Melchizedek as king and priest of the city of Salem. Likewise, God appointed Jesus as King of God’s Kingdom and as High Priest.​—For more details about Melchizedek, see study notes on Heb 7:1.

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