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This Melchizedek
was
king of Salem and
priest of God
Most High .
He
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 ;
and
Abraham
apportioned
to him
a tenth of everything.
First ,
his
name
means
“
king of righteousness .”
Then
also
, “
king of Salem ”
means
“
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 or
mother or
genealogy
, without beginning of days or
end of life ,
like the Son of God ,
he
remains
a priest for
all
time
.
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
.
Consider how great Melchizedek
was :
Even the patriarch Abraham gave him
a
tenth of the plunder
.
Now
consider how great this
man
was ,
unto
whom
even the patriarch Abraham gave the
tenth of the spoils
.
Now
the
law
commands
the sons of Levi who become
priests
to
collect
a tenth
from
the people —
that is, from
their brothers—
though they too
are
descended
from
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 Melchizedek,
who
did
not
trace
his
descent from
Levi,
collected
a
tenth
from Abraham and blessed him who
had the promises.
But he
whose
descent is
not
counted
from them
received
tithes
of
Abraham ,
and blessed him that
had the promises.
And indisputably,
the lesser
is blessed by
the greater
.
And without
all
contradiction
the less
is blessed of
the better
.
In
the
case
of
the
Levites,
mortal
men collect
the
tenth
; but in
the
case
of
Melchizedek
, it is affirmed
that he lives
on
.
And
here
men that
die
receive
tithes
; but there
he
receiveth
them
, of
whom
it is witnessed
that he liveth
.
And so to
speak
, Levi, who collects
the
tenth
, paid
the
tenth
through
Abraham.
And as
I
may
so say
, Levi also
, who receiveth
tithes
, payed
tithes
in
Abraham.
For when
Melchizedek
met
Abraham,
Levi
was still
in the loin
of his ancestor
.
For he
was yet
in the loins
of his father,
when
Melchisedec
met
him
.
Now
if perfection could
have
been
attained
through
the Levitical priesthood (for on
this
basis
the people received the law )
, why
was there still
need
for
another priest to
appear—one
in
the order of Melchizedek
and not in
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 when
the priesthood is
changed, the law must
be
changed
as
well
.
For the priesthood being
changed, there
is
made
of
necessity
a
change
also
of
the law.
He of whom these things are said
belonged
to a
different
tribe, from
which no one
has
ever
served
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 clear
that our Lord descended
from
Judah,
a
tribe
as
to
which Moses said
nothing about
priests
.
For it is evident
that our Lord sprang
out
of
Juda;
of
which tribe
Moses spake
nothing concerning
priesthood
.
And this
point
is even
more clear
if
another priest like
Melchizedek
appears
,
And it
is yet
far
more evident:
for
that
after
the
similitude
of
Melchisedec
there
ariseth
another priest,
one
who has
become
a
priest
not by
a
law of succession
, but by
the power of an indestructible
life.
Who is
made,
not after
the
law of a
carnal
commandment
, but after
the power of an endless
life.
For it
is
testified:
“You
are
a priest forever
in
the order of Melchizedek
. ”
For he
testifieth,
Thou
art
a priest for
ever
after
the order of Melchisedec
.
So
the former
commandment is
set
aside
because
it
was
weak
and useless
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 better hope is
introduced,
by which we draw near
to
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 none
of
this
happened
without
an
oath.
For
others
became
priests
without an oath ,
And inasmuch
as
not
without an oath he
was
made
priest:
but Jesus
became
a
priest
with an oath by the
One
who
said to
Him :
“
The Lord has
sworn
and will not change
His
mind:
‘You
are
a priest forever.’”
(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:)
Because
of
this
oath,
Jesus has
become
the
guarantee
of a better covenant
.
By
so
much
was
Jesus made
a
surety
of a better testament
.
Now
there
have
been
many other
priests, since
death prevented
them
from
continuing
in
office.
And
they
truly
were
many priests, because
they
were
not
suffered
to
continue
by
reason
of
death :
But because
Jesus
lives
forever
, He has
a
permanent
priesthood.
But this
man
, because
he continueth
ever,
hath
an
unchangeable
priesthood.
Therefore
He is able to save completely
those
who
draw
near
to God through
Him, since
He always
lives
to intercede
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.
Such a
high priest truly
befits
us —One
who is holy, innocent
, undefiled, set
apart
from sinners, and exalted
above
the heavens .
For
such an
high priest became
us ,
who is holy, harmless
, undefiled, separate
from sinners, and made
higher
than
the heavens ;
Unlike
the
other
high priests, He
does
not
need
to offer daily
sacrifices
, first for His own sins and then for the sins
of
the
people;
He
sacrificed
for sin
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 appoints
as
high priests men
who
are
weak
; but the oath, which came
after
the law, appointed
the Son, who has
been
made
perfect
forever
.
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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