Cambridge Greek Testament Commentary

Hebrews 7:25

εἰς τὸ παντελές, i.e. “to the consummate end.” All the Apostles teach that Christ “is able to keep us from falling and to present us faultless before the presence of His glory” (Jude 1:24; Romans 8:34; John 6:37-39).

σώζειν. He saves them in accordance with His name of Jesus, “the Saviour.” Bengel.

διʼ αὐτοῦ. “No man cometh unto the Father but by me.”

εἰς τὸ ἐντυγχάνειν ὑπέρ, “to appear in the presence of God for us” (Hebrews 9:24). Philo also speaks of the Logos as a Mediator and Intercessor (Vit. Mos. III. 16).

Having thus proved in seven particulars the transcendence of the Melchisedek Priesthood of Christ, as compared with the Levitic Priesthood, he ends this part of his subject with a weighty summary, into which, with his usual literary skill, he introduces by anticipation the thoughts which he proceeds to develop in the following Chapter s.

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