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Melchizedek’s Priesthood Like Christ’s

For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham as he was returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

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Melchizedek and Abraham

For this Melchisedec, King of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from smiting the kings, and blessed him;

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to whom also Abraham apportioned a tenth part of all the spoils, was first of all, by the translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then also king of Salem, which is king of peace.

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to whom Abraham gave also the tenth portion of all; first being interpreted King of righteousness, and then also King of Salem, which is King of peace;

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Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, he remains a priest perpetually.

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without father, without mother, without genealogy; having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but assimilated to the Son of God, abides a priest continually.

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Now observe how great this man was to whom Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth of the choicest spoils.

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Now consider how great this [personage] was, to whom [even] the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth out of the spoils.

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And those indeed of the sons of Levi who receive the priest’s office have commandment in the Law to collect a tenth from the people, that is, from their brethren, although these are descended from Abraham.

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And they indeed from among the sons of Levi, who receive the priesthood, have commandment to take tithes from the people according to the law, that is from their brethren, though these are come out of the loins of Abraham:

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But the one whose genealogy is not traced from them collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed the one who had the promises.

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but he who has no genealogy from them has tithed Abraham, and blessed him who had the promises.

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But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater.

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But beyond all gainsaying, the inferior is blessed by the better.

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In this case mortal men receive tithes, but in that case one receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives on.

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And here dying men receive tithes; but there [one] of whom the witness is that he lives;

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And, so to speak, through Abraham even Levi, who received tithes, paid tithes,

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and, so to speak, through Abraham, Levi also, who received tithes, has been made to pay tithes.

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for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.

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For he was yet in the loins of his father when Melchisedec met him.

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Now if perfection was through the Levitical priesthood (for on the basis of it the people received the Law), what further need was there for another priest to arise according to the order of Melchizedek, and not be designated according to the order of Aaron?

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Jesus a Priest Like Melchizedek

If indeed then perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, for the people had their law given to them in connexion with *it*, what need [was there] still that a different priest should arise according to the order of Melchisedec, and not be named after the order of Aaron?

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For when the priesthood is changed, of necessity there takes place a change of law also.

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For, the priesthood being changed, there takes place of necessity a change of law also.

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For the one concerning whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar.

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For he, of whom these things are said, belongs to a different tribe, of which no one has [ever] been attached to the service of the altar.

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For it is evident that our Lord was descended from Judah, a tribe with reference to which Moses spoke nothing concerning priests.

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For it is clear that our Lord has sprung out of Juda, as to which tribe Moses spake nothing as to priests.

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And this is clearer still, if another priest arises according to the likeness of Melchizedek,

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And it is yet more abundantly evident, since a different priest arises according to the similitude of Melchisedec,

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who has become such not on the basis of a law of physical requirement, but according to the power of an indestructible life.

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who has been constituted not according to law of fleshly commandment, but according to power of indissoluble life.

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For it is attested of Him,
“YOU ARE A PRIEST FOREVER
ACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK.”

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For it is borne witness, *Thou* art a priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedec.

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For, on the one hand, there is a setting aside of a former commandment because of its weakness and uselessness

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For there is a setting aside of the commandment going before for its weakness and unprofitableness,

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(for the Law made nothing perfect), and on the other hand there is a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

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(for the law perfected nothing,) and the introduction of a better hope by which we draw nigh to God.

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And inasmuch as it was not without an oath

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And by how much [it was] not without the swearing of an oath;

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(for they indeed became priests without an oath, but He with an oath through the One who said to Him,
“THE LORD HAS SWORN
AND WILL NOT CHANGE HIS MIND,
‘YOU ARE A PRIEST FOREVER’”);

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(for they are become priests without the swearing of an oath, but he with the swearing of an oath, by him who said, as to him, The Lord has sworn, and will not repent [of it], *Thou* [art] priest for ever [according to the order of Melchisedec];)

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so much the more also Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.

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by so much Jesus became surety of a better covenant.

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The former priests, on the one hand, existed in greater numbers because they were prevented by death from continuing,

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And they have been many priests, on account of being hindered from continuing by death;

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but Jesus, on the other hand, because He continues forever, holds His priesthood permanently.

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but he, because of his continuing for ever, has the priesthood unchangeable.

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Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.

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Whence also he is able to save completely those who approach by him to God, always living to intercede for them.

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For it was fitting for us to have such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners and exalted above the heavens;

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For such a high priest became us, holy, harmless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and become higher than the heavens:

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who does not need daily, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people, because this He did once for all when He offered up Himself.

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who has not day by day need, as the high priests, first to offer up sacrifices for his own sins, then [for] those of the people; for this he did once for all [in] having offered up himself.

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For the Law appoints men as high priests who are weak, but the word of the oath, which came after the Law, appoints a Son, made perfect forever.

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For the law constitutes men high priests, having infirmity; but the word of the swearing of the oath which [is] after the law, a Son perfected for ever.

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