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Hebrews 6:20

King James Version (KJV)

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Hebrews 6:20

Verse 20 of 20

Scripture focus

Whither the forerunner is for us entered, [even] Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

Hebrews 6:20 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Hebrews 6:20

Theological / Devotional

Whither. Or, “where.”

Forerunner. Gr. prodromos, “going [or “running”] before.” The word occurs only here in the NT. It occurs twice in the LXX, once in Num. 13:20 and once in Isa. 28:4, of first-ripe (prodromoi) figs. Applied to Jesus, the thought seems to be that He has gone before to be in the presence of God and we will follow after Him. The idea is similar to that expressed in Heb. 2:10 in the term archegos (see comment there).

High priest for ever. See on ch. 5:6. The author now skillfully comes back to the topic from which he digressed in chs. 5:11 6:19. The subject is fully discussed in ch. 7.

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