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Hebrews 7 (WEBP)

[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.”
[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.

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Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Hebrews 7 (KJVS)

[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.

Hebrews 7:3 Gr. without pedigree
Hebrews 7:6 Or, pedigree
Hebrews 7:19 Or, but it was the bringing in
Hebrews 7:21 Or, without swearing of an oath
Hebrews 7:24 Or, which passeth not from one to another
Hebrews 7:25 Or, evermore
Hebrews 7:28 Gr. perfected

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Hebrews 7 (BYZ)

[1] Οὗτος () γὰρ () ὁ () Μελχισεδέκ, () βασιλεὺς () Σαλήμ, () ἱερεὺς () τοῦ () θεοῦ () τοῦ () ὑψίστου, () ὁ () συναντήσας () Ἀβραὰμ () ὑποστρέφοντι () ἀπὸ () τῆς () κοπῆς () τῶν () βασιλέων () καὶ () εὐλογήσας () αὐτόν, ()
[2] ᾧ () καὶ () δεκάτην () ἀπὸ () πάντων () ἐμέρισεν () Ἀβραάμ () πρῶτον () μὲν () ἑρμηνευόμενος () βασιλεὺς () δικαιοσύνης, () ἔπειτα () δὲ () καὶ () βασιλεὺς () Σαλήμ, () ὅ () ἐστιν () βασιλεὺς () εἰρήνης· ()
[3] ἀπάτωρ, () ἀμήτωρ, () ἀγενεαλόγητος, () μήτε () ἀρχὴν () ἡμερῶν () μήτε () ζωῆς () τέλος () ἔχων, () ἀφωμοιωμένος () δὲ () τῷ () υἱῷ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () μένει () ἱερεὺς () εἰς () τὸ () διηνεκές. ()
[4] Θεωρεῖτε () δὲ () πηλίκος () οὗτος, () ᾧ () καὶ () δεκάτην () Ἀβραὰμ () ἔδωκεν () ἐκ () τῶν () ἀκροθινίων () ὁ () πατριάρχης. ()
[5] Καὶ () οἱ () μὲν () ἐκ () τῶν () υἱῶν () Λευὶ̈ () τὴν () ἱερατείαν () λαμβάνοντες () ἐντολὴν () ἔχουσιν () ἀποδεκατοῦν () τὸν () λαὸν () κατὰ () τὸν () νόμον, () τοῦτ’ () ἔστιν () τοὺς () ἀδελφοὺς () αὐτῶν, () καίπερ () ἐξεληλυθότας () ἐκ () τῆς () ὀσφύος () Ἀβραάμ· ()
[6] ὁ () δὲ () μὴ () γενεαλογούμενος () ἐξ () αὐτῶν () δεδεκάτωκεν () τὸν () Ἀβραάμ, () καὶ () τὸν () ἔχοντα () τὰς () ἐπαγγελίας () εὐλόγηκεν. ()
[7] Χωρὶς () δὲ () πάσης () ἀντιλογίας, () τὸ () ἔλαττον () ὑπὸ () τοῦ () κρείττονος () εὐλογεῖται. ()
[8] Καὶ () ὧδε () μὲν () δεκάτας () ἀποθνῄσκοντες () ἄνθρωποι () λαμβάνουσιν· () ἐκεῖ () δέ, () μαρτυρούμενος () ὅτι () ζῇ. ()
[9] Καί, () ὡς () ἔπος () εἰπεῖν, () διὰ () Ἀβραὰμ () καὶ () Λευὶ̈ () ὁ () δεκάτας () λαμβάνων () δεδεκάτωται· ()
[10] ἔτι () γὰρ () ἐν () τῇ () ὀσφύϊ () τοῦ () πατρὸς () ἦν, () ὅτε () συνήντησεν () αὐτῷ () ὁ () Μελχισεδέκ. ()
[11] Εἰ () μὲν () οὖν () τελείωσις () διὰ () τῆς () Λευϊτικῆς () ἱερωσύνης () ἦν () ὁ () λαὸς () γὰρ () ἐπ’ () αὐτῇ () νενομοθέτητο () τίς () ἔτι () χρεία, () κατὰ () τὴν () τάξιν () Μελχισεδὲκ () ἕτερον () ἀνίστασθαι () ἱερέα, () καὶ () οὐ () κατὰ () τὴν () τάξιν () Ἀαρὼν () λέγεσθαι; ()
[12] Μετατιθεμένης () γὰρ () τῆς () ἱερωσύνης, () ἐξ () ἀνάγκης () καὶ () νόμου () μετάθεσις () γίνεται. ()
[13] Ἐφ’ () ὃν () γὰρ () λέγεται () ταῦτα, () φυλῆς () ἑτέρας () μετέσχηκεν, () ἀφ’ () ἧς () οὐδεὶς () προσέσχηκεν () τῷ () θυσιαστηρίῳ. ()
[14] Πρόδηλον () γὰρ () ὅτι () ἐξ () Ἰούδα () ἀνατέταλκεν () ὁ () κύριος () ἡμῶν, () εἰς () ἣν () φυλὴν () οὐδὲν () περὶ () ἱερωσύνης () Μωϋσῆς () ἐλάλησεν. ()
[15] Καὶ () περισσότερον () ἔτι () κατάδηλόν () ἐστιν, () εἰ () κατὰ () τὴν () ὁμοιότητα () Μελχισεδὲκ () ἀνίσταται () ἱερεὺς () ἕτερος, ()
[16] ὃς () οὐ () κατὰ () νόμον () ἐντολῆς () σαρκικῆς () γέγονεν, () ἀλλὰ () κατὰ () δύναμιν () ζωῆς () ἀκαταλύτου· ()
[17] μαρτυρεῖ () γὰρ () ὅτι () Σὺ () ἱερεὺς () εἰς () τὸν () αἰῶνα () κατὰ () τὴν () τάξιν () Μελχισεδέκ. ()
[18] Ἀθέτησις () μὲν () γὰρ () γίνεται () προαγούσης () ἐντολῆς, () διὰ () τὸ () αὐτῆς () ἀσθενὲς () καὶ () ἀνωφελές· ()
[19] οὐδὲν () γὰρ () ἐτελείωσεν () ὁ () νόμος, () ἐπεισαγωγὴ () δὲ () κρείττονος () ἐλπίδος, () δι’ () ἧς () ἐγγίζομεν () τῷ () θεῷ. ()
[20] Καὶ () καθ’ () ὅσον () οὐ () χωρὶς () ὁρκωμοσίας () οἱ () μὲν () γὰρ () χωρὶς () ὁρκωμοσίας () εἰσὶν () ἱερεῖς () γεγονότες, ()
[21] ὁ () δὲ () μετὰ () ὁρκωμοσίας, () διὰ () τοῦ () λέγοντος () πρὸς () αὐτόν, () Ὤμοσεν () κύριος () καὶ () οὐ () μεταμεληθήσεται, () Σὺ () ἱερεὺς () εἰς () τὸν () αἰῶνα () κατὰ () τὴν () τάξιν () Μελχισεδέκ ()
[22] κατὰ () τοσοῦτον () κρείττονος () διαθήκης () γέγονεν () ἔγγυος () Ἰησοῦς. ()
[23] Καὶ () οἱ () μὲν () πλείονές () εἰσιν () γεγονότες () ἱερεῖς, () διὰ () τὸ () θανάτῳ () κωλύεσθαι () παραμένειν· ()
[24] ὁ () δέ, () διὰ () τὸ () μένειν () αὐτὸν () εἰς () τὸν () αἰῶνα, () ἀπαράβατον () ἔχει () τὴν () ἱερωσύνην. ()
[25] Ὅθεν () καὶ () σῴζειν () εἰς () τὸ () παντελὲς () δύναται () τοὺς () προσερχομένους () δι’ () αὐτοῦ () τῷ () θεῷ, () πάντοτε () ζῶν () εἰς () τὸ () ἐντυγχάνειν () ὑπὲρ () αὐτῶν. ()
[26] Τοιοῦτος () γὰρ () ἡμῖν () ἔπρεπεν () ἀρχιερεύς, () ὅσιος, () ἄκακος, () ἀμίαντος, () κεχωρισμένος () ἀπὸ () τῶν () ἁμαρτωλῶν, () καὶ () ὑψηλότερος () τῶν () οὐρανῶν () γενόμενος· ()
[27] ὃς () οὐκ () ἔχει () καθ’ () ἡμέραν () ἀνάγκην, () ὥσπερ () οἱ () ἀρχιερεῖς, () πρότερον () ὑπὲρ () τῶν () ἰδίων () ἁμαρτιῶν () θυσίας () ἀναφέρειν, () ἔπειτα () τῶν () τοῦ () λαοῦ· () τοῦτο () γὰρ () ἐποίησεν () ἐφάπαξ, () ἑαυτὸν () ἀνενέγκας. ()
[28] Ὁ () νόμος () γὰρ () ἀνθρώπους () καθίστησιν () ἀρχιερεῖς, () ἔχοντας () ἀσθένειαν· () ὁ () λόγος () δὲ () τῆς () ὁρκωμοσίας () τῆς () μετὰ () τὸν () νόμον, () υἱὸν () εἰς () τὸν () αἰῶνα () τετελειωμένον. ()

Hebrews 7:4 N καὶ ⇒ [καὶ]
Hebrews 7:6 N τὸν Ἀβραάμ ⇒ Ἀβραάμ
Hebrews 7:9 N διὰ ⇒ δι’
Hebrews 7:10 N ὁ ⇒ -
Hebrews 7:11 N αὐτῇ νενομοθέτητο ⇒ αὐτῆς νενομοθέτηται
Hebrews 7:14 N οὐδὲν περὶ ἱερωσύνης ⇒ περὶ ἱερέων οὐδὲν
Hebrews 7:16 N σαρκικῆς ⇒ σαρκίνης
Hebrews 7:17 N μαρτυρεῖ ⇒ μαρτυρεῖται
Hebrews 7:21 N κατὰ τὴν τάξιν Μελχισεδέκ ⇒ -
Hebrews 7:22 N τοσοῦτον ⇒ τοσοῦτο [καὶ]
Hebrews 7:26 N ἔπρεπεν ⇒ καὶ ἔπρεπεν