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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 Melchizedek ,
king of Salem ,
priest of God Most High ,
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
divided
a tenth part
of all
(being
first, by
interpretation,
king of righteousness ,
and
then 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 genealogy,
having
neither
beginning of days nor
end of life, but
made
like the Son of God )
, remains 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 ,
to
whom
even Abraham,
the patriarch ,
gave a tenth out
of the best
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 .
They
indeed
of
the sons of Levi who receive
the
priest's
office
have
a commandment
to
take
tithes
of
the people according
to
the
law,
that is, of
their brothers ,
though these
have
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
genealogy
is
not counted
from them
has
taken
tithes
of
Abraham ,
and has
blessed him who has
the promises.
And
indisputably,
the lesser
is blessed by the greater
.
But
without
any
dispute
the less
is blessed by 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
.
Here
people
who
die
receive
tithes
, but there
one
receives
tithes
of whom
it is testified
that he lives.
And
so to speak
, Levi, who collects
the
tenth
, paid the
tenth
through
Abraham.
So to say
, through
Abraham
even
Levi, who receives
tithes
, has
paid tithes,
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
Melchizedek
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?
Now if there
was
perfection through the Levitical priesthood (for under
it
the people have
received the law), what
further
need
was there for another priest to arise
after
the order of Melchizedek ,
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
of
necessity
a
change
made
also
in
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 said belongs
to another
tribe, from which no one has officiated
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 has
sprung
out
of
Judah, about
which tribe
Moses spoke
nothing concerning
priesthood
.
And
this point
is even
more clear
if another priest like
Melchizedek
appears
,
This is yet
more abundantly
evident,
if after
the
likeness
of
Melchizedek
there
arises
another priest,
one
who has become
a
priest
not by
a
law of succession
, but by
the power of an indestructible
life .
who has been
made,
not after
the
law of a
fleshly
commandment
, but after
the power of an endless
life :
For it is testified :
“
You are a priest forever in
the order of Melchizedek. ”
for it is testified ,
"
You are a priest forever ,
According
to
the order of Melchizedek. "
So
the
former
commandment
is set
aside
because it
was
weak
and useless
For
there
is an
annulling
of
a
foregoing
commandment
because of
its
weakness
and uselessness
(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), and a bringing
in
thereupon
of
a
better hope, through
which we draw near to God.
And
none
of
this
happened
without
an
oath.
For
others
became
priests
without an oath ,
Inasmuch
as
he
was
not
made
priest
without the
taking
of
an oath
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
they
indeed
have
been
made
priests
without
an
oath),
but he
with an oath by him that
says
of
him,
"
The Lord swore
and will not change his mind ,
'
You are a priest forever ,
According
to
the
order
of
Melchizedek'"
.
Because
of
this
oath,
Jesus
has become the guarantee
of a better covenant.
By
so
much
has Jesus
become the collateral
of a better covenant.
Now
there
have been many
other
priests, since
death
prevented
them
from continuing in
office
.
Many,
indeed,
have been made
priests, because
they
are
hindered
from continuing by
death
.
But because Jesus
lives forever, He
has a
permanent
priesthood.
But he,
because he
lives forever, has his
priesthood unchangeable
.
Therefore He is able to save completely
those who draw near to God through Him, since
He always
lives to intercede
for them.
Therefore he is also
able to save to
the
uttermost
those who draw near to God through him, seeing
he ever
lives 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 a high priest was
fitting
for
us :
holy, guiltless
, undefiled, separated
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
doesn't
need,
like
those
high priests, to daily 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.
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 appoints men
as high priests who have
weakness,
but the word
of
the
oath which came after the law appoints
a
Son forever
who has been perfected
.
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