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Hebrews 7
1 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;
2 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;
3 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.
4 Now consider how great this man was, unto whom
even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the
spoils.
5 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:
6 But he whose descent is not counted from them
received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had
the promises.
7 And without all contradiction the less is blessed
of the better.
8 And here men that die receive tithes; but there he
receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he
liveth.
9 And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth
tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.
10 For he was yet in the loins of his father, when
Melchisedec met him.
11 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?
12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of
necessity a change also of the law.
13 For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth
to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at
the altar.
14 For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of
Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning
priesthood.
15 And it is yet far more evident: for that after the
similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another
priest,
16 Who is made, not after the law of a carnal
commandment, but after the power of an endless life.
17 For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever
after the order of Melchisedec.
18 For there is verily a disannulling of the
commandment going before for the weakness and
unprofitableness thereof.
19 For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing
in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh
unto God.
20 And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made
priest:
21 (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:)
22 By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better
testament.
23 And they truly were many priests, because they
were not suffered to continue by reason of death:
24 But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an
unchangeable priesthood.
25 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.
26 For such an high priest became us, who is holy,
harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made
higher than the heavens;
27 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.
28 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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