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It is witnessed (μαρτυρειτα). Present passive indicative of μαρτυρεω. The author aptly quotes again Ps 110:4.
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
For he testifies. That this is the true account of it is proved by the testimony of God himself, that he was to be a Priest for ever. See …
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
For he testifieth.—A slight change of reading makes the sense clearer: For witness is borne to him—as to this power
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
The old Levitical law is annulled; it became weak and unprofitable; and now a higher and better dispensation is ushered in with a greater and undyi…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
“For” introduces the clinching testimony of Scripture, giving the reason for the foregoing. It is quoted verbatim as in 5:6 (see comments) and esta…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
You are a priest forever, and so on. It is on the single word forever, that the Apostle lays stress in this passage, for…
John Gill
JohnGill
For he testifies
That is, either David, the penman of the psalm, or rather the Holy Ghost, the enditer of it, or God…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The priesthood and law, by which perfection could not come, are abolished; a Priest has risen, and a dispensation is now established, by which true…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
Having proved the preeminence of Melchizedek’s priesthood over the Levitical, the Apostle now concludes that Christ’s priesthood is more excellent …
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson