Hebrews 10:21
New International Version
and since we have a great priest over the house of God,

New Living Translation
And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s house,

English Standard Version
and since we have a great priest over the house of God,

Berean Standard Bible
and since we have a great priest over the house of God,

Berean Literal Bible
and having a great priest over the house of God,

King James Bible
And having an high priest over the house of God;

New King James Version
and having a High Priest over the house of God,

New American Standard Bible
and since we have a great priest over the house of God,

NASB 1995
and since we have a great priest over the house of God,

NASB 1977
and since we have a great priest over the house of God,

Legacy Standard Bible
and since we have a great priest over the house of God,

Amplified Bible
and since we have a great and wonderful Priest [Who rules] over the house of God,

Christian Standard Bible
and since we have a great high priest over the house of God,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and since we have a great high priest over the house of God,

American Standard Version
and having a great priest over the house of God;

Contemporary English Version
We have a great high priest who is in charge of God's house.

English Revised Version
and having a great priest over the house of God;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
We have a superior priest in charge of God's house.

Good News Translation
We have a great priest in charge of the house of God.

International Standard Version
and since we have a great high priest over the household of God,

Majority Standard Bible
and since we have a great priest over the house of God,

NET Bible
and since we have a great priest over the house of God,

New Heart English Bible
and having a great priest over the house of God,

Webster's Bible Translation
And having a high priest over the house of God;

Weymouth New Testament
and since we have a great Priest who has authority over the house of God,

World English Bible
and having a great priest over God’s house,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and a Great Priest over the house of God,

Berean Literal Bible
and having a great priest over the house of God,

Young's Literal Translation
and a high priest over the house of God,

Smith's Literal Translation
And a great priest over the house of God;
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And a high priest over the house of God:

Catholic Public Domain Version
and in the Great Priest over the house of God.

New American Bible
and since we have “a great priest over the house of God,”

New Revised Standard Version
and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And having a great high priest over the house of God:

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And we have The High Priest over the house of God.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
and having a great high, priest over the house of God,

Godbey New Testament
and having a great high priest over the house of God;

Haweis New Testament
and having a great priest over the house of God,

Mace New Testament
and having an high priest, who is established over the house of God,

Weymouth New Testament
and since we have a great Priest who has authority over the house of God,

Worrell New Testament
and, having a Great Priest over the house of God;

Worsley New Testament
his flesh, and having a great high-priest over the house of God,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
A Call to Persevere
20by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body, 21and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.…

Cross References
Hebrews 4:14-16
Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess. / For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin. / Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Hebrews 7:26-28
Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. / Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself. / For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.

Hebrews 9:11-12
But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation. / He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.

Hebrews 3:1-6
Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, set your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess. / He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house. / For Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. ...

Ephesians 2:18
For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.

1 Timothy 2:5
For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

Romans 8:34
Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us.

1 John 2:1
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.

John 14:6
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

1 Peter 2:5
you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Matthew 27:51
At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.

Exodus 28:1-3
“Next, have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to serve Me as priests. / Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, to give him glory and splendor. / You are to instruct all the skilled craftsmen, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom, to make garments for Aaron’s consecration, so that he may serve Me as priest.

Leviticus 16:32-34
The priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest shall make atonement. He will put on the sacred linen garments / and make atonement for the Most Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar, and for the priests and all the people of the assembly. / This is to be a permanent statute for you, to make atonement once a year for the Israelites because of all their sins.” And all this was done as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Numbers 18:7
But only you and your sons shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and what is inside the veil, and you are to perform that service. I am giving you the work of the priesthood as a gift, but any outsider who comes near the sanctuary must be put to death.”

Psalm 110:4
The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”


Treasury of Scripture

And having an high priest over the house of God;

an.

Hebrews 2:17
Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.

Hebrews 3:1
Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;

Hebrews 4:14-16
Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession…

the house.

Hebrews 3:3-6
For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house…

Matthew 16:18
And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

1 Corinthians 3:9-17
For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building…

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and since
This phrase serves as a continuation of the thought from the previous verse, indicating a logical progression. The Greek word "καὶ" (kai) is often used to connect ideas, suggesting that what follows is built upon what has been previously established. In the context of Hebrews, this conjunction ties the assurance of faith to the reality of Christ's priesthood, emphasizing the continuity of God's plan from the Old Covenant to the New Covenant.

we have
The phrase "we have" (Greek: ἔχοντες, echontes) implies possession and assurance. It reflects the confidence believers can have in their relationship with God through Christ. This is not a future hope but a present reality, underscoring the immediate access and privilege Christians possess because of Jesus' mediating role.

a high priest
The term "high priest" (Greek: ἀρχιερέα, archierea) is central to the theology of Hebrews. In the Jewish tradition, the high priest was the mediator between God and the people, entering the Holy of Holies once a year on the Day of Atonement. Jesus, as our high priest, surpasses the Levitical priesthood, offering a once-for-all sacrifice. His priesthood is eternal and perfect, fulfilling the requirements of the law and providing a new way to approach God.

over the house of God
The "house of God" (Greek: οἶκον τοῦ Θεοῦ, oikon tou Theou) refers to the spiritual household of faith, the community of believers. In the Old Testament, the house of God was the temple, the dwelling place of God's presence. In the New Covenant, the house of God is not a physical structure but the body of Christ, the church. Jesus, as the high priest, presides over this spiritual house, ensuring its sanctity and guiding its members. This phrase highlights the intimate relationship between Christ and His church, where He is both the foundation and the head.

(21) An high priest.--The Greek words properly signify a great priest (comp. Hebrews 4:14), which is one of the names by which the high priest is frequently designated, both in the Hebrew (Leviticus 21, et al.), and in the LXX. It may seem strange that the writer should here make use of a new word in the place of that which has occurred so frequently. But there is strong reason for believing that the language of one of the prophecies of Zechariah (Zechariah 6:11-13) is here before his mind. In the preceding verses (Zechariah 6:12-14) he has used words which united sacerdotal and kingly imagery; and it would be remarkable if this did not lead his thought to that prophecy. On the head of Joshua, "the great priest" (Zechariah 6:11), are placed crowns of silver and gold in token of royal dignity: then follows the prediction of Him of whom Joshua was the type. "He shall build the house of the Lord: and He shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon His throne; and He shall be a priest upon His throne." In the verse before us are combined several of the characteristic thoughts of that passage--the great priest, the priestly ruler, the house of God. The last-mentioned words are repeatedly used throughout the Old Testament, both in the Pentateuch and in later books, for the Tabernacle or Temple of God. In Hebrews 3:6 (to which there is a manifest allusion here) the meaning is enlarged, but only so that under "the house" is also comprised the household of God. Here the two thoughts are combined. Into the house of God we may enter; over it Jesus rules as "the great Priest." The family of God subject to His rule includes the whole community of "the people of God" in heaven and upon earth.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
and [since we have]
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

a great
μέγαν (megan)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3173: Large, great, in the widest sense.

High Priest
ἱερέα (hierea)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2409: A priest, one who offers sacrifice to a god (in Jewish and pagan religions; of Christians only met.). From hieros; a priest.

over
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

house
οἶκον (oikon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3624: A dwelling; by implication, a family.

of God,
Θεοῦ (Theou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.


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