Let’s read through the book of Hebrews one verse at a time in 2023. Every day explore a single verse and its cross references. AI-generated text draws the passages together. RSS feed.
where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
The cross references for Hebrews 6:20 all relate to the fact that Jesus is our high priest and is seated at the right hand of God in heaven. They emphasize Jesus' role as a mediator between us and God, and His sacrificial death on the cross to secure our eternal redemption. They also emphasize His authority, holiness, and power as our high priest, and the fact that He is forever after the order of Melchizedek.
| Passage | How It’s Related (AI-Generated) |
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| Hebrews 3:1: Therefore, holy brothers, you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession, | Both passages refer to Jesus as a high priest. Hebrews 6:20 speaks to Jesus' role as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek. Hebrews 3:1 calls us to consider Jesus as the apostle and high priest of our confession, emphasizing his role as a mediator between God and humanity. |
| Hebrews 4:14: Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. | Both passages refer to Jesus as a high priest. Hebrews 6:20 refers to him as having become a high priest after the order of Melchizedek, and Hebrews 4:14 refers to Jesus as having passed through the heavens. The passage in Hebrews 6:20 speaks to Jesus' eternal priesthood, while the passage in Hebrews 4:14 encourages believers to hold fast to their confession in light of Jesus' high priestly ministry. |
| Hebrews 5:6: as he says also in another place, “You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.” | Both passages refer to Jesus as a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. In Hebrews 6:20, this is used to explain how Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf. In Hebrews 5:6, it is used to emphasize Jesus' role as a priest forever. Both passages emphasize the importance of Jesus' role as a high priest, and how his service on our behalf is an eternal one. |
| Hebrews 5:10: being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek. | Both passages refer to Jesus being designated as a high priest after the order of Melchizedek. In Hebrews 5:10, the author of Hebrews states that Jesus was designated by God as a high priest after the order of Melchizedek. In Hebrews 6:20, the author of Hebrews states that Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf and has become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. This shows that Jesus is an eternal high priest who has gone before us to provide us with a way to God. |
| Hebrews 8:1: Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, | Both passages refer to Jesus as a High Priest. Hebrews 6:20 emphasizes that Jesus is a High Priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. Hebrews 8:1 focuses on Jesus' current position as a High Priest seated at the right hand of God in Heaven. Both passages emphasize Jesus' role as our High Priest, who intercedes on our behalf. |
| Hebrews 9:12: he entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. | Both passages refer to the work of Jesus as our High Priest. In Hebrews 6:20, it is mentioned that Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. In Hebrews 9:12, it is explained that Jesus entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves, but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. The two passages are connected in that they both demonstrate how Jesus' work as a High Priest has secured eternal redemption for us. |
| Hebrews 9:24: For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. | Both passages refer to Jesus' role as a high priest. In Hebrews 6:20, Jesus is described as having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. In Hebrews 9:24, Jesus is described as having entered into heaven itself to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. This role as a high priest is significant because it is through Jesus' sacrifice that we are able to be reconciled with God and enter into a relationship with Him. |
| Hebrews 12:2: looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. | Both passages refer to Jesus as the forerunner and perfecter of our faith. Hebrews 6:20 speaks of Jesus as a high priest in the order of Melchizedek, and how he has gone before us as a forerunner. Hebrews 12:2 speaks of Jesus enduring the cross and the shame it brought, in order to fulfill the joy that was set before him, and now being seated at the right hand of the throne of God. |
Heavenly Father,
We thank You for sending Jesus to be our forerunner and high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. We thank You for appointing Him to be the apostle and high priest of our confession. We thank You for allowing Jesus to pass through the heavens and to be a priest forever. We thank You for giving Him the power to secure an eternal redemption and to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. We thank You for Jesus being the founder and perfecter of our faith and for enduring the cross, despising the shame, and being seated at the right hand of Your throne.
We pray that You would help us to hold fast to our confession and to look to Jesus in all things. Help us to trust in His power and to rely on Him for our salvation. We ask that You would give us strength and courage to continue to follow Jesus and to live in a way that honors Him.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
This reading plan reads through a single verse each day, six days a week, paired with the most-popular cross references for the verse. AI-generated (and human-reviewed) text provides an opening thought and concluding prayer along with an explanation for how each cross reference relates to the verse. In 2023, this reading plan works through Hebrews one verse at a time. Every seventh day is a catchup day. Want more info? Try this blog post.
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