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For it is evident that our Lord has sprung out of Judah, as to which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.
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Commentators stress that Jesus's lineage from the tribe of Judah was an 'evident' and undisputed fact, known to all. This wasn't a hidden detail but a public truth that fulfilled clear Old Testament prophecies (). This established fact serves as the foundation for the author's entire argument.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Judah. It is well known; it cannot be a matter of dispute. About the fact that the Lord Jesu…
It is evident (προδηλον). Old compound adjective (προ, δηλος), openly manifest to all, in N.T. only here and [Reference 1 Timothy …
19th Century
Anglican
Evident.—That is to say, manifest before the eyes of all.
Sprang.—Better, hath arisen out of Judah.
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Baptist
So there was an entire change of the priesthood, and of the law of priests.
“For” introduces the explanation of the preceding. The author calls Jesus “our Lord” (GK 3261) again only in 13:20 (a title usually reserved for th…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Judah Out of the tribe of Judah; it is certain that the Messiah was to…
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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…
13th Century
Catholic
Having proved the preeminence of Melchizedek’s priesthood over the Levitical, the Apostle now concludes that Christ’s priesthood is more excellent …
