TheWay BibleHome›Bible›Hebrews›Hebrews 7›Hebrews 7:19
Hebrews 7:19 KJV
Hebrews · chapter 7 · verse 19
For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.Hebrews 7:19 · King James Version
Hebrews 7:19 in context
17For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
18For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.
19For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.
20And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:
21(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- nothingoudeisno one, nothingG3762 →
- betterkreittōnmore useful, more serviceable, more advantageous, more excellentG2909 →
- madeteleioōto make perfect, complete, to carry through completely, to accomplish, finish, bring to…G5048 →
- hopeelpisexpectation of evil, fear, expectation of good, hope, in the Christian sense, joyful and…G1680 →
- nighengizōto bring near, to join one thing to another, to draw or come near to, to approachG1448 →
- lawnomosanything established, anything received by usage, a custom, a law, a command, of any law…G3551 →
Keep reading in TheWay Bible App
Read, study, memorize, journal, and pray — tap any word for its Greek or Hebrew definition, save verses to memorize, and keep a journal. Free on the web and iOS.
Observe the necessity there was of raising up another priest, after the order of Melchisedec and not after the order of Aaron, by whom that perfection should come which could not come by the Levitical priesthood, which therefore must be changed, and the whole economy with it, Heb 7:11, Heb 7:12, etc. Here, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 11-28