Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
For this Melchisedek
, king of Salem, priest of God
Most High, who did
meet
Abraham turning
back
from the smiting
of the kings, and did
bless
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 a tenth of all did
Abraham
divide,
(
first ,
indeed,
being interpreted,
`
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 ,
and
being
made like to
the Son of God ,
doth
remain
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.
And
see
how great this one
`is'
, to
whom also
a
tenth
Abraham
the patriarch did
give
out
of
the best
of the spoils ,
Now
consider
how great this man
was
, unto
whom even
the patriarch Abraham
gave
the tenth
of the spoils .
and those,
indeed,
out
of the sons of Levi receiving
the priesthood, a
command
have to take tithes from
the people according to the law, that is, their brethren, even
though they came
forth
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 :
and
he who
was
not reckoned
by
genealogy
of
them ,
received tithes from
Abraham, and him having
the promises he
hath
blessed,
But
he whose
descent
is
not counted
from
them received tithes of
Abraham, and blessed
him that
had
the promises .
and apart
from
all controversy,
the less by
the
better
is blessed --
And without
all contradiction
the less is blessed of
the
better.
and here ,
indeed,
men who
die do
receive tithes ,
and
there `
he '
, who
is testified
to
that he was
living,
And here men that
die receive tithes ;
but
there he receiveth
them
, of
whom
it
is witnessed
that he liveth.
and so to
speak
, through
Abraham
even
Levi who is
receiving
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 the
father when Melchisedek
met him.
For he was yet in the loins of his
father ,
when Melchisedec
met him.
If indeed,
then,
perfection were through
the Levitical priesthood --
for the
people
under it had
received law --
what further need ,
according
to
the order of Melchisedek,
for
another
priest
to
arise
, and not to
be called according
to
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, of necessity also ,
of the law a
change
doth
come,
For the priesthood being changed, there
is
made
of necessity a
change
also of the law .
for he of whom these things are said
in
another tribe hath
had
part
, of whom
no one
gave 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 out
of
Judah
hath
arisen
our Lord ,
in
regard
to
which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
For it is evident that our Lord sprang
out
of
Juda;
of
which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
And it is yet more abundantly
most
evident ,
if
according
to
the similitude of Melchisedek
there doth
arise
another priest,
And it is yet far
more evident :
for
that
after
the similitude of Melchisedec
there ariseth
another priest,
who came
not according
to
the law of a fleshly
command
, but according
to
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 He doth
testify
--
`
Thou `
art '
a priest --
to
the
age,
according
to
the order of Melchisedek;'
For he testifieth,
Thou art a priest for
ever
after
the order of Melchisedec.
for a disannulling indeed
doth
come
of the command
going before because
of
its
weakness ,
and unprofitableness ,
For there
is
verily
a disannulling of the commandment
going before for
the
weakness and unprofitableness thereof.
(
for nothing
did
the law perfect )
and
the bringing in of a better hope ,
through
which we draw nigh 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 inasmuch as `it
is'
not apart
from
oath,
(for
those
indeed
apart
from
oath are
become
priests,
And inasmuch as not without
an
oath he
was
made
priest:
and
he
with an oath through
Him who
is
saying
unto him, `
The Lord sware ,
and will not repent, Thou `
art '
a priest --
to
the
age,
according
to
the order of Melchisedek;'
)
(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 of a better covenant
hath
Jesus
become
surety,
By so much was
Jesus
made
a
surety
of a better testament.
and those
indeed
are
many who
have
become
priests, because by death they
are
hindered
from
remaining;
And they
truly
were
many priests, because they
were
not
suffered
to
continue
by reason
of
death :
and
he
, because of
his
remaining
--
to
the
age
, hath the
priesthood not
transient,
But
this
man
, because he
continueth
ever
, hath an
unchangeable
priesthood .
whence
also
he is able to save to the very
end,
those
coming
through
him
unto God --
ever living
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
chief
priest did
become
us --
kind
, harmless, undefiled, separate from the
sinners, and become
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 hath
no
necessity
daily, as the
chief
priests, first for his own sins to
offer
up
sacrifice
, then for those
of
the people;
for this he did once, having
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 doth
appoint
men chief
priests ,
having
infirmity ,
but the word of the oath that
`is'
after
the law `appointeth'
the Son --
to
the
age
having
been
perfected
.
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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