Hebrews 7:3 (WEB)
without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God), remains a priest continually.
Catechism · 1
“The Bible venerates several great figures among the Gentiles: Abel the just, the king-priest Melchisedek - a figure of Christ - and the upright "Noah, Daniel, and Job".” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Gen 14:18; Heb 7:3; Ezek 14:14.
Fathers and councils · 11
Gregory of Nyssa
“And if the Son, always appearing with the thought of the Father, is always found in the category of existence, what danger is there in owning the Eternity of the Only-begotten, Who “hath neither beginning of days, nor end of life.”” — editor's note: Heb. vii. 3.
Read the whole comment“…as, being in the endlessness of the Father, He has no end, so, being in the unoriginateness of the Father, has, as the Apostle says, “no beginning of days,” but at once is “of the Father,” and is regarded in the eternity of the Father: and in this respect, more especially, is seen the complete absence of…” — editor's note: Heb. vii. 3.
Read the whole comment“…ages in either direction is called by certain distinctive names, in the case of Him Who, as saith the Apostle, hath neither beginning of days nor end of life, in order that the distinction of the conception might be marked by distinction in the names.” — editor's note: Heb. vii. 3.
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Jerome
“And seeing that they had wives, they would be rightly brought against us, if, led away by the error of the Encratites, we were to maintain that marriage deserved censure, and our high priest were not after the order of Melchizedek, without father, without mother, Α᾽γενεαλόγητος , that is, unmarried.” — editor's note: Heb. vii. 3. The Greek word in the text (“without genealogy”) is unknown to secular writers, and occurs here only in the New Test. It cannot mean without…
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Tertullian
“Whence was Melchizedek named “priest of the most high God,” if, before the priesthood of the Levitical law, there were not levites who were wont to offer sacrifices to God?” — editor's note: Gen. xiv. 18, Ps. cx. (cix. in. LXX.) 4; Heb. v. 10, vii. 1–3, 10, 15, 17.
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Theodoret of Cyrus
“…father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the son of God; abideth a priest continually.”” — editor's note: Hebrews vii. 1, 2, 3
Read the whole comment“On account of this difference of term He is said by the divine Paul to be “without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days nor end of life.”” — editor's note: Heb. vii. 3
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John Chrysostom
“Hebrews vii. 1–3” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“As Paul also declared, when he said, “Having neither beginning of days, nor end of life” ( Heb. vii. 3 ); by this expression showing that He is both without beginning and without end.” — the author cites it
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John Cassian
“For you say: Then Paul tells a lie, when he says of Christ: “Without mother, without genealogy.”” — editor's note: Heb. vii. 3.
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“Melchisedec is concluded.” — editor's note: The meaning clearly is that the type presented by Melchisedec (Heb. vii. 3) is fulfilled in Christ. The explanation here given by S. Gregory is the ordinary…
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Cross-references · 15
Cited together in Against Eunomius I.41.
Cited together in Against Eunomius VIII.1.
Cited together in Catechism §58.
Cited together in Catechism §58.
Cited together in Against Eunomius VIII.1.
Cited together in Against Eunomius VIII.1.
Cited together in Against Eunomius I.41.
Cited together in Against Eunomius I.41.
Cited together in Against Eunomius I.41.
Cited together in Against Eunomius I.41 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Catechism §58.
Cited together in Against Eunomius I.41.
Cited together in Catechism §58.
Cited together in Catechism §58.
Cited together in Against Eunomius I.41.