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[1] For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, [2] to whom also Abraham divided a tenth part of all (being first, by interpretation, “king of righteousness”, and then also “king of Salem”, which means “king of peace”, [3] 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. [4] Now consider how great this man was, to whom even Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth out of the best plunder. [5] They indeed of the sons of Levi who receive the priest’s office have a commandment to take tithes from the people according to the law, that is, of their brothers, though these have come out of the body of Abraham, [6] but he whose genealogy is not counted from them has accepted tithes from Abraham, and has blessed him who has the promises. [7] But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater. [8] Here people who die receive tithes, but there one receives tithes of whom it is testified that he lives. [9] We can say that through Abraham even Levi, who receives tithes, has paid tithes, [10] for he was yet in the body of his father when Melchizedek met him. [11] Now if perfection was 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? [12] For the priesthood being changed, there is of necessity a change made also in the law. [13] For he of whom these things are said belongs to another tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar. [14] For it is evident that our Lord has sprung out of Judah, about which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood. [15] This is yet more abundantly evident, if after the likeness of Melchizedek there arises another priest, [16] who has been made, not after the law of a fleshly commandment, but after the power of an endless life; [17] for it is testified,
“You are a priest forever,
according to the order of Melchizedek.Ӡ [18] For there is an annulling of a foregoing commandment because of its weakness and uselessness [19] (for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God. [20] Inasmuch as he was not made priest without the taking of an oath [21] (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.’”† [22] By so much, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant. [23] Many, indeed, have been made priests, because they are hindered from continuing by death. [24] But he, because he lives forever, has his priesthood unchangeable. [25] Therefore he is also able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, seeing that he lives forever to make intercession for them. [26] For such a high priest was fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; [27] who doesn’t need, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices daily, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. For he did this once for all, when he offered up himself. [28] 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.

Footnotes

  1. † 7:17
  2. † 7:21
King James Version

Melchisedec

[1] For G1063 this G3778 Melchisedec, G3198 king G935 of Salem, G4532 priest G2409 of the G3588 most high G5310 God, G2316 who G3588 met G4876 Abraham G11 returning G5290 from G575 the G3588 slaughter G2871 of the G3588 kings, G935 and G2532 blessed G2127 him; G846 [2] to whom G3739 also G2532 Abraham G11 gave G3307 a tenth part G1181 of G575 all; G3956 first G4412 G3303 being by interpretation G2059 King G935 of righteousness, G1343 and G1161 after that G1899 also G2532 King G935 of Salem, G4532 which G3739 is, G2076 King G935 of peace; G1515 [3] without father, G540 without mother, G282 without descent, G35§ having G2192 neither G3383 beginning G746 of days, G2250 nor G3383 end G5056 of life; G2222 but G1161 made like G871 unto the G3588 Son G5207 of God; G2316 abideth G3306 a priest G2409 continually. G1519 G1336 [4] Now G1161 consider G2334 how great G4080 this man G3778 was, unto whom G3739 even G2532 the G3588 patriarch G3966 Abraham G11 gave G1325 the tenth G1181 of G1537 the G3588 spoils. G205 [5] And G2532 verily G3303 they that are G3588 of G1537 the G3588 sons G5207 of Levi, G3017 who receive G2983 the G3588 office of the priesthood, G2405 have G2192 a commandment G1785 to take tithes G586 of the G3588 people G2992 according to G2596 the G3588 law, G3551 that G5124 is, G2076 of their G846 brethren, G80 though G2539 they come G1831 out of G1537 the G3588 loins G3751 of Abraham: G11 [6] but G1161 he G3588 whose descent§ is G1075 not G3361 counted G1075 from G1537 them G846 received tithes G1183 of Abraham, G11 and G2532 blessed G2127 him that G3588 had G2192 the G3588 promises. G1860 [7] And G1161 without G5565 all G3956 contradiction G485 the G3588 less G1640 is blessed G2127 of G5259 the G3588 better. G2909 [8] And G2532 here G5602 G3303 men G444 that die G599 receive G2983 tithes; G1181 but G1161 there G1563 he G3140 receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed G3140 that G3754 he liveth. G2198 [9] And G2532 as G5613 I may G2036 so G2031 say, G2036 Levi G3017 also, G2532 who G3588 receiveth G2983 tithes, G1181 payed tithes G1183 in G1223 Abraham. G11 [10] For G1063 he was G2258 yet G2089 in G1722 the G3588 loins G3751 of his G3588 father, G3962 when G3753 Melchisedec G3198 met G4876 him. G846 [11] If G1487 G3303 therefore G3767 perfection G5050 were G2258 by G1223 the G3588 Levitical G3020 priesthood, G2420 (for G1063 under G1909 it G846 the G3588 people G2992 received the law,) G3549 what G5101 further G2089 need G5532 was there that another G2087 priest G2409 should rise G450 after G2596 the G3588 order G5010 of Melchisedec, G3198 and G2532 not G3756 be called G3004 after G2596 the G3588 order G5010 of Aaron? G2 [12] For G1063 the G3588 priesthood G2420 being changed, G3346 there is made G1096 of G1537 necessity G318 a change G3331 also G2532 of the law. G3551 [13] For G1063 he of G1909 whom G3739 these things G5023 are spoken G3004 pertaineth G3348 to another G2087 tribe, G5443 of G575 which G3739 no man G3762 gave attendance G4337 at the G3588 altar. G2379 [14] For G1063 it is evident G4271 that G3754 our G2257 Lord G2962 sprang G393 out of G1537 Juda; G2448 of G1519 which G3739 tribe G5443 Moses G3475 spake G2980 nothing G3762 concerning G4012 priesthood. G2420 [15] And G2532 it is G2076 yet G2089 far more G4054 evident: G2612 for that G1487 after G2596 the G3588 similitude G3665 of Melchisedec G3198 there ariseth G450 another G2087 priest, G2409 [16] who G3739 is made, G1096 not G3756 after G2596 the law G3551 of a carnal G4559 commandment, G1785 but G235 after G2596 the power G1411 of an endless G179 life. G2222 [17] For G1063 he testifieth, G3140
G3754 Thou G4771 art a priest G2409 for G1519 ever G165
After G2596 the G3588 order G5010 of Melchisedec. G3198
[18] For G1063 there is G1096 verily G3303 a disannulling G115 of the commandment G1785 going before G4254 for G1223 the G3588 weakness G772 and G2532 unprofitableness G512 thereof. G846 [19] For G1063 the G3588 law G3551 made G5048 nothing G3762 perfect, G5048 but G1161 the bringing in G1898§ of a better G2909 hope G1680 did; by G1223 the which G3739 we draw nigh G1448 unto God. G2316 [20] And G2532 inasmuch as G2596 G3745 not G3756 without G5565 an oath G3728 he was made priest: [21] (for G1063 those G3588 G3303 priests G2409 were G1096 G1526 made G1096 without G5565 an oath; G3728§ but G1161 this G3588 with G3326 an oath G3728 by G1223 him that G3588 said G3004 unto G4314 him, G846
The Lord G2962 sware G3660 and G2532 will G3338 not G3756 repent, G3338
Thou G4771 art a priest G2409 for G1519 ever G165
After G2596 the G3588 order G5010 of Melchisedec:) G3198
[22] By G2596 so much G5118 was G1096 Jesus G2424 made G1096 a surety G1450 of a better G2909 testament. G1242 [23] And G2532 they G3588 truly G3303 were G1096 G1526 many G4119 priests, G2409 because G1223 they were not suffered G2967 to continue G3887 by reason of death: G2288 [24] but G1161 this G3588 man, because G1223 he G846 continueth G3306 ever, G1519 G165 hath G2192 an unchangeable G531§ priesthood. G2420 [25] Wherefore G3606 he is able G1410 also G2532 to save G4982 them G3588 to G1519 the G3588 uttermost G3838§ that come G4334 unto God G2316 by G1223 him, G846 seeing he G2198 ever G3842 liveth G2198 to G1519 make intercession G1793 for G5228 them. G846 [26] For G1063 such G5108 an high priest G749 became G4241 us, G2254 who is holy, G3741 harmless, G172 undefiled, G283 separate G5563 from G575 sinners, G268 and G2532 made G1096 higher than G5308 the G3588 heavens; G3772 [27] who G3739 needeth G2192 G318 not G3756 daily, G2596 G2250 as G5618 those G3588 high priests, G749 to offer up G399 sacrifice, G2378 first G4386 for G5228 his own G2398 sins, G266 and then G1899 for the G3588 people’s: G2992 for G1063 this G5124 he did G4160 once, G2178 when he offered up G399 himself. G1438 [28] For G1063 the G3588 law G3551 maketh G2525 men G444 high priests G749 which have G2192 infirmity; G769 but G1161 the G3588 word G3056 of the G3588 oath, G3728 which G3588 was since G3326 the G3588 law, G3551 maketh the Son, G5207 who is consecrated G5048§ for G1519 evermore. G165

Footnotes

  1. § 7:3 Gr. without pedigree
  2. § 7:6 Or, pedigree
  3. § 7:19 Or, but it was the bringing in
  4. § 7:21 Or, without swearing of an oath
  5. § 7:24 Or, which passeth not from one to another
  6. § 7:25 Or, evermore
  7. § 7:28 Gr. perfected
Byzantine Greek New Testament
[1] Οὗτος G3778 γὰρ G1063 ὁ G3588 Μελχισεδέκ, G3198 βασιλεὺς G935 Σαλήμ, G4532 ἱερεὺς G2409 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 τοῦ G3588 ὑψίστου, G5310 ὁ G3588 συναντήσας G4876 Ἀβραὰμ G11 ὑποστρέφοντι G5290 ἀπὸ G575 τῆς G3588 κοπῆς G2871 τῶν G3588 βασιλέων G935 καὶ G2532 εὐλογήσας G2127 αὐτόν, G846 [2] ᾧ G3739 καὶ G2532 δεκάτην G1181 ἀπὸ G575 πάντων G3956 ἐμέρισεν G3307 Ἀβραάμ— G11 πρῶτον G4412 μὲν G3303 ἑρμηνευόμενος G2059 βασιλεὺς G935 δικαιοσύνης, G1343 ἔπειτα G1899 δὲ G1161 καὶ G2532 βασιλεὺς G935 Σαλήμ, G4532 ὅ G3739 ἐστιν G2076 βασιλεὺς G935 εἰρήνης· G1515 [3] ἀπάτωρ, G540 ἀμήτωρ, G282 ἀγενεαλόγητος, G35 μήτε G3383 ἀρχὴν G746 ἡμερῶν G2250 μήτε G3383 ζωῆς G2222 τέλος G5056 ἔχων, G2192 ἀφωμοιωμένος G871 δὲ G1161 τῷ G3588 υἱῷ G5207 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ— G2316 μένει G3306 ἱερεὺς G2409 εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 διηνεκές. G1336 [4] Θεωρεῖτε G2334 δὲ G1161 πηλίκος G4080 οὗτος, G3778 ᾧ G3739 ‡καὶ G2532 δεκάτην G1181 Ἀβραὰμ G11 ἔδωκεν G1325 ἐκ G1537 τῶν G3588 ἀκροθινίων G205 ὁ G3588 πατριάρχης. G3966 [5] Καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 μὲν G3303 ἐκ G1537 τῶν G3588 υἱῶν G5207 ‡Λευῒ G3017 τὴν G3588 ‡ἱερατείαν G2405 λαμβάνοντες G2983 ἐντολὴν G1785 ἔχουσιν G2192 ἀποδεκατοῦν G586 τὸν G3588 λαὸν G2992 κατὰ G2596 τὸν G3588 νόμον, G3551 τοῦτ’ G5124 ἔστιν G2076 τοὺς G3588 ἀδελφοὺς G80 αὐτῶν, G846 καίπερ G2539 ἐξεληλυθότας G1831 ἐκ G1537 τῆς G3588 ὀσφύος G3751 Ἀβραάμ· G11 [6] ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 μὴ G3361 γενεαλογούμενος G1075 ἐξ G1537 αὐτῶν G846 δεδεκάτωκεν G1183 ‡τὸν G3588 Ἀβραάμ, G11 καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 ἔχοντα G2192 τὰς G3588 ἐπαγγελίας G1860 εὐλόγηκεν. G2127 [7] Χωρὶς G5565 δὲ G1161 πάσης G3956 ἀντιλογίας, G485 τὸ G3588 ἔλαττον G1640 ὑπὸ G5259 τοῦ G3588 κρείττονος G2909 εὐλογεῖται. G2127 [8] Καὶ G2532 ὧδε G5602 μὲν G3303 δεκάτας G1181 ἀποθνῄσκοντες G599 ἄνθρωποι G444 λαμβάνουσιν· G2983 ἐκεῖ G1563 δέ, G1161 μαρτυρούμενος G3140 ὅτι G3754 ζῇ. G2198 [9] Καί, G2532 ὡς G5613 ἔπος G2031 εἰπεῖν, G2036 ‡διὰ G1223 Ἀβραὰμ G11 καὶ G2532 ‡Λευῒ G3017 ὁ G3588 δεκάτας G1181 λαμβάνων G2983 δεδεκάτωται· G1183 [10] ἔτι G2089 γὰρ G1063 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ὀσφύϊ G3751 τοῦ G3588 πατρὸς G3962 ἦν, G2258 ὅτε G3753 συνήντησεν G4876 αὐτῷ G846 ‡ὁ G3588 Μελχισεδέκ. G3198 [11] Εἰ G1487 μὲν G3303 οὖν G3767 τελείωσις G5050 διὰ G1223 τῆς G3588 ‡Λευϊτικῆς G3020 ἱερωσύνης G2420 ἦν— G2258 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 γὰρ G1063 ἐπ’ G1909 ‡αὐτῇ G846 νενομοθέτητο— G3549 τίς G5101 ἔτι G2089 χρεία, G5532 κατὰ G2596 τὴν G3588 τάξιν G5010 Μελχισεδὲκ G3198 ἕτερον G2087 ἀνίστασθαι G450 ἱερέα, G2409 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 κατὰ G2596 τὴν G3588 τάξιν G5010 Ἀαρὼν G2 λέγεσθαι; G3004 [12] Μετατιθεμένης G3346 γὰρ G1063 τῆς G3588 ἱερωσύνης, G2420 ἐξ G1537 ἀνάγκης G318 καὶ G2532 νόμου G3551 μετάθεσις G3331 γίνεται. G1096 [13] Ἐφ’ G1909 ὃν G3739 γὰρ G1063 λέγεται G3004 ταῦτα, G5023 φυλῆς G5443 ἑτέρας G2087 μετέσχηκεν, G3348 ἀφ’ G575 ἧς G3739 οὐδεὶς G3762 προσέσχηκεν G4337 τῷ G3588 θυσιαστηρίῳ. G2379 [14] Πρόδηλον G4271 γὰρ G1063 ὅτι G3754 ἐξ G1537 Ἰούδα G2448 ἀνατέταλκεν G393 ὁ G3588 κύριος G2962 ἡμῶν, G2257 εἰς G1519 ἣν G3739 φυλὴν G5443 ‡οὐδὲν G3762 περὶ G4012 ἱερωσύνης G2420 ‡Μωϋσῆς G3475 ἐλάλησεν. G2980 [15] Καὶ G2532 περισσότερον G4054 ἔτι G2089 κατάδηλόν G2612 ἐστιν, G2076 εἰ G1487 κατὰ G2596 τὴν G3588 ὁμοιότητα G3665 Μελχισεδὲκ G3198 ἀνίσταται G450 ἱερεὺς G2409 ἕτερος, G2087 [16] ὃς G3739 οὐ G3756 κατὰ G2596 νόμον G3551 ἐντολῆς G1785 ‡σαρκικῆς G4559 γέγονεν, G1096 ἀλλὰ G235 κατὰ G2596 δύναμιν G1411 ζωῆς G2222 ἀκαταλύτου· G179 [17] ‡μαρτυρεῖ G3140 γὰρ G1063 ὅτι G3754 Σὺ G4771 ἱερεὺς G2409 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 αἰῶνα G165 κατὰ G2596 τὴν G3588 τάξιν G5010 Μελχισεδέκ. G3198 [18] Ἀθέτησις G115 μὲν G3303 γὰρ G1063 γίνεται G1096 προαγούσης G4254 ἐντολῆς, G1785 διὰ G1223 τὸ G3588 αὐτῆς G846 ἀσθενὲς G772 καὶ G2532 ἀνωφελές· G512 [19] οὐδὲν G3762 γὰρ G1063 ἐτελείωσεν G5048 ὁ G3588 νόμος, G3551 ἐπεισαγωγὴ G1898 δὲ G1161 κρείττονος G2909 ἐλπίδος, G1680 δι’ G1223 ἧς G3739 ἐγγίζομεν G1448 τῷ G3588 θεῷ. G2316 [20] Καὶ G2532 καθ’ G2596 ὅσον G3745 οὐ G3756 χωρὶς G5565 ὁρκωμοσίας— G3728 οἱ G3588 μὲν G3303 γὰρ G1063 χωρὶς G5565 ὁρκωμοσίας G3728 εἰσὶν G1526 ἱερεῖς G2409 γεγονότες, G1096 [21] ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 ‡μετὰ G3326 ὁρκωμοσίας, G3728 διὰ G1223 τοῦ G3588 λέγοντος G3004 πρὸς G4314 αὐτόν, G846 Ὤμοσεν G3660 κύριος G2962 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 μεταμεληθήσεται, G3338 Σὺ G4771 ἱερεὺς G2409 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 αἰῶνα G165 ‡κατὰ G2596 τὴν G3588 τάξιν G5010 Μελχισεδέκ— G3198 [22] κατὰ G2596 ‡τοσοῦτον G5118 κρείττονος G2909 διαθήκης G1242 γέγονεν G1096 ἔγγυος G1450 Ἰησοῦς. G2424 [23] Καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 μὲν G3303 πλείονές G4119 εἰσιν G1526 γεγονότες G1096 ἱερεῖς, G2409 διὰ G1223 τὸ G3588 θανάτῳ G2288 κωλύεσθαι G2967 παραμένειν· G3887 [24] ὁ G3588 δέ, G1161 διὰ G1223 τὸ G3588 μένειν G3306 αὐτὸν G846 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 αἰῶνα, G165 ἀπαράβατον G531 ἔχει G2192 τὴν G3588 ἱερωσύνην. G2420 [25] Ὅθεν G3606 καὶ G2532 σῴζειν G4982 εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 παντελὲς G3838 δύναται G1410 τοὺς G3588 προσερχομένους G4334 δι’ G1223 αὐτοῦ G846 τῷ G3588 θεῷ, G2316 πάντοτε G3842 ζῶν G2198 εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 ἐντυγχάνειν G1793 ὑπὲρ G5228 αὐτῶν. G846 [26] Τοιοῦτος G5108 γὰρ G1063 ἡμῖν G2254 ‡ἔπρεπεν G4241 ἀρχιερεύς, G749 ὅσιος, G3741 ἄκακος, G172 ἀμίαντος, G283 κεχωρισμένος G5563 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 ἁμαρτωλῶν, G268 καὶ G2532 ὑψηλότερος G5308 τῶν G3588 οὐρανῶν G3772 γενόμενος· G1096 [27] ὃς G3739 οὐκ G3756 ἔχει G2192 καθ’ G2596 ἡμέραν G2250 ἀνάγκην, G318 ὥσπερ G5618 οἱ G3588 ἀρχιερεῖς, G749 πρότερον G4386 ὑπὲρ G5228 τῶν G3588 ἰδίων G2398 ἁμαρτιῶν G266 θυσίας G2378 ἀναφέρειν, G399 ἔπειτα G1899 τῶν G3588 τοῦ G3588 λαοῦ· G2992 τοῦτο G5124 γὰρ G1063 ἐποίησεν G4160 ἐφάπαξ, G2178 ἑαυτὸν G1438 ἀνενέγκας. G399 [28] Ὁ G3588 νόμος G3551 γὰρ G1063 ἀνθρώπους G444 καθίστησιν G2525 ἀρχιερεῖς, G749 ἔχοντας G2192 ἀσθένειαν· G769 ὁ G3588 λόγος G3056 δὲ G1161 τῆς G3588 ὁρκωμοσίας G3728 τῆς G3588 μετὰ G3326 τὸν G3588 νόμον, G3551 υἱὸν G5207 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 αἰῶνα G165 τετελειωμένον. G5048

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 7:4 καὶ ¦ [] ¦
  2. ‡ 7:5a Λευῒ ¦ Λευεὶ
  3. ‡ 7:5b ἱερατείαν … ἀποδεκατοῦν ¦ ἱερατίαν … ἀποδεκατοῖν
  4. ‡ 7:6 τὸν ¦
  5. ‡ 7:9a διὰ ¦ δι’
  6. ‡ 7:9b Λευῒ ¦ Λευεὶς
  7. ‡ 7:10 ὁ ¦
  8. ‡ 7:11a Λευϊτικῆς ¦ Λευειτικῆς
  9. ‡ 7:11b αὐτῇ νενομοθέτητό ¦ αὐτῆς νενομοθέτηταί
  10. ‡ 7:14a οὐδὲν περὶ ἱερωσύνης ¦ περὶ ἱερέων οὐδὲν
  11. ‡ 7:14b Μωϋσῆς ¦ Μωσῆς
  12. ‡ 7:16 σαρκικῆς ¦ σαρκίνης
  13. ‡ 7:17 μαρτυρεῖ ¦ μαρτυρεῖται
  14. ‡ 7:21a μετὰ ¦ μετ’
  15. ‡ 7:21b κατὰ … Μελχισεδέκ ¦
  16. ‡ 7:22 τοσοῦτον ¦ τοσοῦτο ¦ τοσοῦτο καὶ ¦ τοσοῦτο [καὶ]
  17. ‡ 7:26 ἔπρεπεν ¦ καὶ ἔπρεπεν ¦ [καὶ] ἔπρεπεν