Scripture passages about the priesthood, priests, and Christ as the High Priest.
11 Scripture Passages · Father’s Blessing Bible
Exodus 28:1
And bring near to yourself Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to Me as priest: Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.
1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
Hebrews 4:14–16
14 Therefore, since we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold firmly to our confession of faith. 15 For we do not have a High Priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who, like us, was tempted in every way, yet without sin. 16 Therefore, let us approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Hebrews 7:23–27
23 There were many priests, because death prevented them from continuing in office; 24 but because He lives forever, He has a permanent priesthood. 25 Therefore He is able to save completely those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them. 26 Such a High Priest truly meets our need—holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. 27 He does not need to offer sacrifices every day, as those high priests did, first for their own sins and then for the sins of the people, because He accomplished this once for all by offering as a sacrifice Himself.
Hebrews 5:1–4
1 For every high priest chosen from among the people is appointed to represent them before God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. 2 He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is subject to weakness. 3 For this reason he must offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as for those of the people. 4 No one takes this honor upon himself; instead, he is called by God, just as Aaron was.
Revelation 1:5–6
5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful Witness, the Firstborn from the dead and the Ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood, 6 and has made us a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be glory and power forever and ever. Amen!
Revelation 5:9–10
9 And they sang a new song, saying: You are worthy to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain and redeemed for God by Your blood people from every tribe and language and people and nation, 10 and You have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they will reign on the earth.
Numbers 18:7
But you and your sons with you shall attend to your priesthood in everything that concerns the altar and that is behind the veil, and you shall serve; I give you your priesthood as a gift, but the outsider who approaches shall be put to death.
Malachi 2:7
For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.
Isaiah 61:6
But you will be called priests of the Lord; you will be named ministers of our God. You will feed on the wealth of the nations, and in their riches you will boast.
Hebrews 8:1–2
1 Now the main point of what we are saying is this: We have such a High Priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, 2 and is a minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord erected, and not man.
