Cross references
Hebrews 7:11
Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear—one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?
Hebrews 7:11 has 13 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 4 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Hebrews 8:7 (11 votes) and Galatians 2:21 (7 votes). 24 other verses point back to it. It links with 8 other books, from Genesis 14 to Hebrews 10.
Which verses does Hebrews 7:11 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Hebrews 8:711 votes
For if that first covenant had been without fault, no place would have been sought for a second.
- Galatians 2:217 votes
I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.
- Galatians 4:94 votes
But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?
- Hebrews 7:17–194 votes
For it is testified: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.” So the former commandment is set aside because it was weak and useless …
- Hebrews 5:63 votes
And in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
- Hebrews 7:153 votes
And this point is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears,
- Hebrews 7:213 votes
but Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’”
- Hebrews 8:10–133 votes
For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. No longer will each one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest. …
- Galatians 4:32 votes
So also, when we were children, we were enslaved under the basic principles of the world.
- Colossians 2:10–172 votes
And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority. In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands. …
- Hebrews 5:102 votes
and was designated by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek.
- Hebrews 6:202 votes
where Jesus our forerunner has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
- Hebrews 10:1–41 vote
Which verses point to Hebrews 7:11?
The 10 strongest of 24.