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For this Melchizedek
, king of Salem, priest of God
Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him ,
For this Melchisedec
, king of Salem, priest of the
most high God
, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings ,
and blessed him ;
to whom also Abraham divided
a tenth part of all (being
first ,
by interpretation ,
King of righteousness, and then
also King of Salem, which is King of peace;
To whom also Abraham gave
a tenth part of all ;
first being
by interpretation King of righteousness, and after
that
also King of Salem, which is ,
King of peace;
without father, without mother, without genealogy
, having neither beginning of days nor end of life ,
but made like unto the Son of God ),
abideth a priest continually.
Without 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.
Now consider how great this man was, unto whom Abraham,
the patriarch ,
gave a
tenth out
of the chief
spoils.
Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even
the patriarch Abraham
gave the
tenth of the spoils.
And they indeed
of the sons of Levi that
receive the priest's
office have commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though these
have
come out of the loins of Abraham:
And verily
they 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 they
come out of the loins of Abraham:
but he whose genealogy
is not counted from them hath
taken
tithes of Abraham, and hath
blessed him that hath
the promises.
But he whose descent
is not counted from them received
tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had
the promises.
But
without any
dispute
the less is blessed of the better.
And
without all
contradiction
the less is blessed of the better.
And here men that die receive tithes; but there one
, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
And here men that die receive tithes; but there he
receiveth
them
, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
And ,
so to
say, through
Abraham
even
Levi, who receiveth tithes, hath
paid
tithes ;
And as
I
may
so say, Levi also
, who receiveth tithes, payed
tithes in
Abraham.
for he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchizedek
met him.
For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec
met him.
Now
if there
was
perfection through
the Levitical priesthood (for under it hath
the people received the law )
, what further need `
was there '
that another priest should arise
after the order of Melchizedek
, and not be reckoned
after the order of Aaron?
If therefore
perfection were
by
the Levitical priesthood ,
(for under it the people received the law, )
what further need was there that another priest should rise
after the order of Melchisedec
, and not be called
after the order of Aaron?
For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.
For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.
For he of whom these things are said
belongeth
to another tribe, from
which no man hath
given
attendance at the altar.
For he of whom these things are spoken
pertaineth
to another tribe, of
which no man gave
attendance at the altar.
For it is evident that our Lord hath
sprung
out of Judah
; as
to
which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priests
.
For it is evident that our Lord sprang
out of Juda
; of
which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood
.
And `what
we
say'
is yet more abundantly
evident ,
if
after the likeness
of Melchizedek
there ariseth another priest,
And it
is yet far
more evident :
for
that
after the similitude
of Melchisedec
there ariseth another priest,
who hath
been
made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life :
Who is
made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life .
for it
is
witnessed
`of
him
, '
Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek
.
For he
testifieth
, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec
.
For there is a disannulling of a
foregoing
commandment because
of
its
weakness and unprofitableness
For there is verily
a disannulling of the
commandment going
before
for
the
weakness and unprofitableness thereof.
(
for the law made nothing perfect )
, and
a
bringing in thereupon
of a better hope ,
through
which we draw nigh unto God.
For the law made nothing perfect, but
the
bringing in of a better hope did;
by
the
which we draw nigh unto God.
And inasmuch as `it
is'
not without the
taking
of
an oath
And inasmuch as not without an oath he
was
made
priest:
(for they
indeed
have
been
made
priests without an oath; but he
with an oath by him that saith
of
him, The Lord sware and will not repent himself
, Thou art a priest for ever) ;
(For those
priests were
made
without an oath; but this
with an oath by him that said
unto
him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after
the
order
of
Melchisedec:
)
by so much also
hath
Jesus become
the
surety of a better covenant
.
By so much was
Jesus made
a
surety of a better testament
.
And they indeed
have
been
made
priests
many in
number
, because that
by death they
are
hindered
from
continuing
:
And they truly
were
many priests
, because they
were
not
suffered
to
continue
by reason
of
death:
but he
, because he abideth
for
ever, hath his
priesthood
unchangeable.
But this
man
, because he continueth
ever, hath an
unchangeable priesthood
.
Wherefore also
he is able to save to the uttermost them
that draw
near
unto God through
him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
Wherefore he is able also
to save them
to the uttermost that come
unto God by
him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
For such a
high priest became us, holy, guileless
, undefiled, separated
from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
For such an
high priest became us, who
is
holy, harmless
, undefiled, separate
from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
who needeth not daily, like
those high priests, to offer up sacrifices
, first for his own sins, and then for the `sins'
of
the
people
: for this he did once for
all
, when he offered up himself.
Who needeth not daily, as
those high priests, to offer up sacrifice
, first for his own sins, and then for the people's
: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.
For the law appointeth
men high priests ,
having
infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was after
the law, `appointeth'
a
Son, perfected
for evermore.
For the law maketh
men high priests which
have
infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since
the law, maketh
the
Son, who
is
consecrated
for evermore.
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