Hebrews 7

For this ^aMelchisedec, king of ^bSalem, priest of ^cthe most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; ^2ato whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of ^bSalem, which is, King of ^dpeace; ³without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto ^ethe Son of God; abideth a priest ^fcontinually. ⁴Now consider how great this man was, ^aunto whom even ^gthe patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils. ⁵And verily ^hthey that are of the sons of Levi who receive the office of the priesthood have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though ⁱthey come out of the loins of Abraham: ⁶but he whose descent is not counted from them ^areceived tithes of Abraham, and ^ablessed ^jhim that had the promises. ⁷And without all ^kcontradiction the less is blessed of the better. ⁸And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom ^lit is witnessed that ^mhe liveth. ⁹And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham. ¹⁰For ⁱhe was yet in the loins of his father, ^awhen Melchisedec met him. ¹¹ⁿIf therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people ^oreceived the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise ^pafter the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron? ¹²For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law. ¹³For ^qhe of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar. ¹⁴For it is evident that ^qrour Lord ^ssprang out of ^tJuda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood. ¹⁵And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest, ¹⁶who is made, not after the law of ^tta carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life. ¹⁷For ^uhe testifieth, ^vThou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. ¹⁸For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before ⁿfor ^wthe weakness and unprofitableness thereof. ¹⁹For ^nxthe law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of ^ya better ^zhope did; by the which ^awe draw nigh unto God. ²⁰And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest: ²¹(for those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, ^vThe Lord sware and will not ^brepent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:) ²²by so much was Jesus made ^ca surety of ^da ^ybetter ^etestament. ²³And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death: ²⁴but this man, because he continueth ^fever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. ²⁵Wherefore he is able also to save them ^gto the uttermost ^ahthat come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth ⁱto make intercession for them.

²⁶For such ^ja high priest became us, who is ^kholy, ^lharmless, undefiled, ^mseparate from sinners, and made ⁿhigher than the heavens; ²⁷who needeth not ⁿⁿdaily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, ^ofirst for his own sins, and ^othen for the people’s: for ^pthis he did ^qonce, when he offered up himself. ²⁸For the law maketh men high priests ^rwhich have infirmity; but the word of ^sthe oath, which was since the law, maketh ^tthe Son, who is ^uconsecrated for evermore.

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