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title: Hebrews 7
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createdAt: 2024-09-11T03:12:04.664Z
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**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.