Hebrews 7:16–17
16 who has become a priest, not on the basis of a legal requirement concerning bodily descent, but by the power of an indestructible life. 17 For it is witnessed of him,
c“You are a priest forever,
after the order of Melchizedek.”
Hebrews 7:16–17 — The New International Version (NIV)
16 one who has become a priest not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life. 17 For it is declared:
“You are a priest forever,
in the order of Melchizedek.”
Hebrews 7:16–17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
16 Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life. 17 For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
Hebrews 7:16–17 — New Living Translation (NLT)
16 Jesus became a priest, not by meeting the physical requirement of belonging to the tribe of Levi, but by the power of a life that cannot be destroyed. 17 And the psalmist pointed this out when he prophesied,
“You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
Hebrews 7:16–17 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
16 who has come, not according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life. 17 For He testifies:
“You are a priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek.”
Hebrews 7:16–17 — New Century Version (NCV)
16 He was not made a priest by human rules and laws but through the power of his life, which continues forever. 17 It is said about him,
“You are a priest forever,
a priest like Melchizedek.”
Hebrews 7:16–17 — American Standard Version (ASV)
16 who hath been made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life: 17 for it is witnessed of him,
Thou art a priest for ever
After the order of Melchizedek.
Hebrews 7:16–17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
16 who has been constituted not according to law of fleshly commandment, but according to power of indissoluble life. 17 For it is borne witness, Thou art a priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedec.
Hebrews 7:16–17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
16 That person is a priest, not because he met human requirements, but because he has power that comes from a life that cannot be destroyed. 17 The Scriptures say the following about him: “You are a priest forever, in the way Melchizedek was a priest.”
Hebrews 7:16–17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
16 who did not become a priest based on a legal command concerning physical descent but based on the power of an indestructible life. 17 For it has been testified:
You are a priest forever
in the order of Melchizedek.
Hebrews 7:16–17 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
16 one who has become a priest, not through a legal requirement concerning physical descent, but through the power of an indestructible life. 17 For it is attested of him,
“You are a priest forever,
according to the order of Melchizedek.”
Hebrews 7:16–17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
16 who has become a priest not according to a law of physical requirement, but according to the power of an indestructible life. 17 For it is testified,
“You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.”
Hebrews 7:16–17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
16 He has not become a priest because of a rule about his family line. He has become a priest because of his powerful life. His life can never be destroyed. 17 Scripture says,
“You are a priest forever,
just like Melchizedek.”
Hebrews 7:16–17 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
16 who has become such not on the basis of a law of physical requirement, but according to the power of an indestructible life.
17 For it is attested of Him,
“You are a priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek.”