Hebrews 7:3

7:3 Without father, without mother, without genealogy, he has neither beginning of days nor end of life but is like the son of God, and he remains a priest for all time.

Hebrews 7:17

7:17 For here is the testimony about him: ¹  “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.” ² 

Hebrews 7:21

7:21 but Jesus ³  did so ⁴  with a sworn affirmation by the one who said to him, “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever’” ⁵  –

Hebrews 7:24-25

7:24 but he holds his priesthood permanently since he lives forever. 7:25 So he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.

Hebrews 7:28

7:28 For the law appoints as high priests men subject to weakness, ⁶  but the word of solemn affirmation that came after the law appoints a son made perfect forever.

Revelation 1:18

1:18 and the one who lives! I ⁷  was dead, but look, now I am alive – forever and ever – and I hold the keys of death and of Hades! ⁸ 

¹ tn Grk “for he/it is witnessed that.”

² sn A quotation from Ps 110:4 (see Heb 5:6 and 6:20).

³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn The words “did so” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

⁵ sn A quotation from Ps 110:4 (see Heb 5:6, 6:20, and 7:17).

⁶ sn See Heb 5:2 where this concept was introduced.

⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁸ tn Concerning “Hades” BDAG 19 s.v. ᾅδης 1 and 2 states: “Orig. proper noun, god of the nether world, ‘Hades’, then the nether world, Hades as place of the dead, Ac 2:27, 31 (Ps 15:10; Eccl 9:10; PGM 1, 179; 16, 8; Philo, Mos. 1, 195; Jos., Bell. 1, 596, Ant. 6, 332). Of Jonah’s fish ἐκ τοῦ κατωτάτου ᾅδου. In the depths, contrasted w. heaven ἕως (τοῦ) ᾅδου Mt 11:23; Lk 10:15 (PsSol 15:10; cp.; Is 14:11, 15); ἐν τῷ ᾅδῃ 16:23; ἐν ῝Αιδου ApcPt Rainer. Accessible by gates (but the pl. is also used [e.g. Hom., X., Ael. Aristid. 47, 20 K.=23 p. 450 D.] when only one gate is meant), hence πύλαι ᾅδου (Il. 5, 646; Is 38:10; Wsd 16:13; 3 Macc 5:51; Pss. Sol. 16:2. – Lucian, Menipp. 6 the magicians can open τοῦ ῝Αιδου τὰς πύλας and conduct people in and out safely) Mt 16:18…locked ἔχω τὰς κλεῖς τοῦ θανάτου καὶ τοῦ ᾅδου Rv 1:18 (the genitives are either obj. [Ps.-Apollod. 3, 12, 6, 10 Aeacus, the son of Zeus holds the κλεῖς τοῦ ῝Αιδου; SEG VIII, 574, 3 (III ad) τῷ τὰς κλεῖδας ἔχοντι τῶν καθ᾿ ῝Αιδου (restored)] or possess.; in the latter case death and Hades are personif.; s. 2)…Hades personif.…w. θάνατος (cp. Is 28:15; Job 38:17…) Rv 6:8; 20:13f.”