For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
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Gill's Exposition
And it is yet far more evident,.... From a fact which cannot be denied;
for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest; or another has risen, even Jesus the son of David,…
Barnes' Notes
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 Jesus was of the tribe of Judah, there could be no doubt; compare…
Adam Clarke
For it is evident - As the apostle speaks here with so much confidence, it follows that our Lord's descent from the tribe of Judah was incontrovertible. The genealogical tables, both in Matthew and…
Observe the necessity there was of raising up another priest, after the order of Melchisedec and not after the order of Aaron, by whom that perfection should come which could not come by the Levitical…
Cambridge Bible
evident "Known to all." The word (prodçlon) occurs in 1Ti 5:24-25.
our Lord This is the first time that we find this expression in the N.T. standing alone as a name for Christ. It is from this passage…
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