Hebrews 5:6

As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

He is here called "Priest;" in , "High Priest:" a Priest absolutely, because He stands alone in that He is here called "Priest;" in , "High Priest:" a Priest absolutely, because He stands alone in that character: "High Priest," in respect of the Aaronic type; also in respect to us, whom by His own access to God He has made priests (Bengel). "The order of Melchisedec" is explained, , "the similitude of Melchisedec." Priesthood is similarly combined with His kingly office in . Melchisedek was at once man, priest, and king. Paul's selecting as the type one not of the stock of Abraham, on which the Jews prided themselves, intimates Messianic universality.