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Melchizedek’s Priesthood Like Christ’s

1 For this° aMelchizedek°, king° of Salem°, priest° of the bMost° High° God°, who met° Abraham° as he was returning° from the slaughter° of the kings° and blessed° him, 2 to whom° also° Abraham° apportioned° a tenth° part° of all° [the spoils], was first° of all°, by the translation° [of his name], king° of righteousness°, and then° also° king° of Salem°, which° is king° of peace°. 3 Without° father°, without° mother°, awithout° genealogy°, having° neither° beginning° of days° nor° end° of life°, but made° like° bthe Son° of God°, he remains° a priest° perpetually°°.

[1] aGn 14:18-20; He 7:6 bMk 5:7
[3] aHe 7:6 bMt 4:3; He 7:1, 28

4 ¶ Now° observe° how° great° this° man° was to whom° Abraham°, the apatriarch°, bgave° a tenth° of the choicest° spoils°. 5 And those° indeed° of athe sons° of Levi° who receive° the priest’s° office° have° commandment° Iin the Law° to collect° IIa tenth° from the people°, that is, from their brethren°, although° these IIIare descended°° from Abraham°. 6 But the one awhose genealogy° is not traced° from them bcollected° Ia tenth° from Abraham° and IIbblessed° the one who chad° the promises°. 7 But without° any° dispute° the lesser° is blessed° by the greater°. 8 In this° case° mortal° men° receive° tithes°, but in that case° one [receives them], aof whom it is witnessed° that he lives° on. 9 And, so°° to speak°, through° Abraham° even° Levi°, who received° tithes°, paid° tithes°, 10 for he was still° in the loins° of his father° when° Melchizedek° met° him.

[4] aAc 2:29; 7:8f bGn 14:20
[5] ILit according to IIOr tithes IIILit have come out of the loins of aNu 18:21, 26; 2Ch 31:4f
[6] IOr tithes IILit has blessed aHe 7:3 bHe 7:1f cRo 4:13
[8] aHe 5:6; 6:20

11aNow° if° perfection° was through° the Levitical° priesthood° (for on the basis° of it bthe people° received° the Law°), what° further° need° [was there] for another° priest° to arise° caccording° to the order° of Melchizedek°, and not be designated° according° to the order° of Aaron°? 12 For when the priesthood° is changed°, of necessity° there takes° place° a change° of law° also°. 13 For athe one concerning° whom° bthese° things° are spoken° belongs° to another° tribe°, from which° no° one° has officiated° at the altar°. 14 For it is evident° that our Lord° Iwas adescended° from Judah°, a tribe° with reference° to which° Moses° spoke° nothing° concerning° priests°. 15 And this is clearer° still°, if° another° priest° arises° according° to the likeness° of Melchizedek°, 16 who° has become° [such] not on the basis° of a law° of Iaphysical° requirement°, but according° to the power° of ban indestructible° life°. 17 For it is attested° [of Him],
  “aYOU ARE A PRIEST° FOREVER°
  ACCORDING° TO THE ORDER° OF MELCHIZEDEK°.”
18 For, on the one° hand°, there is a setting° aside° of a former° commandment° abecause° of its weakness° and uselessness° 19 (for athe Law° made° nothing° perfect°), and on the other° hand° there is a bringing° in of a better° bhope°, through° which° we cdraw° near° to God°. 20 And inasmuch°° as [it was] not without° an oath° 21 (for they indeed° became° priests° without° an oath°, but He with an oath° through° the One who said° to Him,
  “aTHE LORD° HAS SWORN°
  AND bWILL NOT CHANGE° HIS MIND°,
  ‘YOU ARE A PRIEST° cFOREVER°’”);
22 so° much° the more° also° Jesus° has become° the aguarantee° of ba better° covenant°.

[11] aHe 7:18f; 8:7 bHe 9:6; 10:1 cHe 5:6; 7:17
[13] aHe 7:14 bHe 7:11
[14] ILit has arisen from aNu 24:17; Is 11:1; Mi 5:2; Mt 2:6; Rv 5:5
[16] ILit fleshly commandment; i.e. to be a descendant of Levi aHe 9:10 bHe 9:14
[17] aPs 110:4; He 5:6; 6:20; 7:21
[18] aRo 8:3; Ga 3:21; He 7:11
[19] aAc 13:39; Ro 3:20; 7:7f; Ga 2:16; 3:21; He 9:9; 10:1 bHe 3:6 cLm 3:57; He 4:16; 7:25; 10:1, 22; Jm 4:8
[21] aPs 110:4; He 5:6; 7:17 bNu 23:19; 1S 15:29; Ro 11:29 cHe 7:23f, 28
[22] aPs 119:122; Is 38:14 bHe 8:6

23IThe [former] priests°, on the one° hand°, existed°° in greater° numbers° because° they were prevented° by death° from continuing°, 24 but Jesus, on the other° hand°, because° He continues° aforever°, holds° His priesthood° permanently°. 25 Therefore° He is able° also° to asave° Iforever°° those° who bdraw° near° to God° through° Him, since He always° lives° to cmake° intercession° for them.

[23] ILit The greater number have become priests...
[24] aIs 9:7; Jn 12:34; Ro 9:5; He 7:23f, 28
[25] IOr completely a1Co 1:21 bHe 7:19 cRo 8:34; He 9:24

26 ¶ For it was fitting° for us to have such° a ahigh° priest°, bholy°, cinnocent°, undefiled°, separated° from sinners° and dexalted° above the heavens°; 27 who° does not need° daily°°, like° those° high° priests°, to aoffer° up sacrifices°, bfirst° for His own° sins° and then° for the [sins] of the people°, because° this° He did° conce° for all° when He doffered° up Himself°. 28 For the Law° appoints° men° as high° priests° awho are weak°, but the word° of the oath°, which came after° the Law°, [appoints] ba Son°, cmade° perfect° forever°.

[26] aHe 2:17 b2Co 5:21; He 4:15 c1P 2:22 dHe 4:14
[27] aHe 5:1 bLv 9:7; He 5:3 cHe 9:12, 28; 10:10 dEp 5:2; He 9:14, 28; 10:10, 12
[28] aHe 5:2 bHe 1:2 cHe 2:10


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Christ Jesus is a priest after the order of Melchisedec,

1 ¶ Forº thisº Melchisedec,º kingº of Salem,º priestº of the² most highº God,º who¹ metºª Abrahamº returningºª fromº the² slaughterº of the² kings,º andº blessedºª him;º 2 To whomº alsoº Abrahamº gaveºª a tenth partº ofº all;º firstºº being by interpretationºª Kingº of righteousness,º andº after thatº alsoº Kingº of Salem,º which is,ºª Kingº of peace;º 3 Without father,º without mother,º without descent,º havingºª neitherº beginningº of days,º norº endº of life;º butº made like¹ª unto² the² Sonº of God;º abidethºª a priestº continually.ºº 4 Nowº considerºªª how greatº this manº [was], unto whomº evenº the² patriarchº Abrahamº gaveºª the tenthº ofº the² spoils.º 5 Andº verilyº they² that are ofº the² sonsº of Levi,º who¹ receiveºª the² office of the priesthood,º haveºª a commandmentº to take tithesºª of the² peopleº according² to¹ the² law,º that is,ºª of their¹² brethren,º thoughº they comeºª out ofº the² loinsº of Abraham:º 6 Butº he whose descent is¹ª not¹ countedºª² fromº themº received tithesºª of Abraham,º andº blessedºª him that hadºª the² promises.º 7 Andº withoutº allº contradictionº the² lessº is blessedºª ofº the² better.º 8 Andº hereºº menº that dieºª receiveºª tithes;º butº thereº he [receiveth them], of whom it is witnessedºª thatº he liveth.ºª 9 Andº as¹ I may so say,ººª² Leviº also,º who¹ receivethºª tithes,º payed tithesºª inº Abraham.º 10 Forº he wasºª yetº inº the² loinsº of his father,º whenº Melchisedecº metºª him.º

[1] Gn 14:18; 16:14; Ps 57:2; 76:2; 78:35, 56; Is 41:2; Dn 4:2; 5:18, 21; Mi 6:6; Mk 5:7; Ac 16:17; He 6:20.
[2] Gn 28:22; Lv 27:32; Nu 18:21; 1S 8:15, 17; 2S 8:15; 23:3; 1K 4:24; 1Ch 22:9; Ps 45:4; 72:1, 7; 85:10; Is 9:6; 32:1; 45:22; Jr 23:5; 33:15; Mi 5:5; Lk 2:14; Ro 3:26; 5:1; Ep 2:14.
[3] Ex 6:18, 20; 1Ch 6:1; He 7:17, 23.
[4] Gn 12:2; 14:20; 17:5; Ac 2:29; 7:8; Ro 4:11, 17; Ga 3:28; Jm 2:23.
[5] Gn 35:11; 46:26; Ex 1:5; 28:1; Lv 27:30; Nu 16:10; 17:3; 18:7, 21, 26; 1K 8:19; 2Ch 31:4; Ne 13:10; He 5:4; 7:10.
[6] Gn 12:2, 13; 13:14; 14:19; 17:4; 22:17; Ac 3:25; Ro 4:13; 9:4; Ga 3:16; He 6:13; 7:3, 4; 11:13, 17.
[7] Gn 27:20; 28:1; 47:7; 48:15; 49:28; Nu 6:23; Dt 32:1; 2S 6:20; 1K 8:55; 2Ch 30:27; Lk 24:50; 2Co 13:14; 1Ti 3:16; He 11:20.
[8] Jn 11:25; 14:6, 19; He 3:16; 5:6; 6:20; 7:23; 9:24, 27; Rv 1:18.
[9] Gn 14:20; Ro 5:12; He 7:4.
[10] Gn 35:11; 46:26; 1K 8:19; He 7:5.

and so, far more excellent than the priests of Aaron's order.

11 Ifºº thereforeº perfectionº wereºª byº the² Leviticalº priesthood,º (forº underº itº the² peopleº received the law,)ºª whatº furtherº needº [was there] that anotherº priestº should riseºª afterº the² orderº of Melchisedec,º andº notº be calledºª afterº the² orderº of Aaron?º 12 Forº the² priesthoodº being changed,ºª there is madeºª ofº necessityº a changeº alsoº of the law.º 13 Forº he ofº whomº these thingsº are spokenºª pertainethºª to anotherº tribe,º ofº whichº no manº gave attendanceºª at the² altar.º 14 Forº [it is] evidentº thatº ourº Lordº sprangºª out ofº Juda;º ofº whichº tribeº Mosesº spakeºª nothingº concerningº priesthood.º 15 Andº it isºª yetº far moreº evident:º for¹ that² afterº the² similitudeº of Melchisedecº there arisethºª anotherº priest,º 16 Whoº is made,ºª notº afterº the lawº of a carnalº commandment,º butº afterº the powerº of an endlessº life.º 17 Forº he testifieth,ºª¹ Thouº [art] a priestº for¹ everº² afterº the² orderº of Melchisedec.º 18 Forº there isºª verilyº a disannullingº of the commandmentº going beforeºª forº the² weaknessº andº unprofitablenessº thereof.º 19 Forº the² lawº made¹ª nothing¹ perfect,ºª² butº the bringing inº of a betterº hopeº [did]; byº the whichº we draw nighºª unto God.º 20 Andº inasmuch asºº notº withoutº an oathº [he was made priest]: 21 (Forº those priestsº² wereº¹ª madeºª withoutº an oath;º butº this² withº an oathº byº him that saidºª untoº him,º The Lordº swareºª andº will¹ª notº repent,ºª Thouº [art] a priestº for¹ everº² afterº the² orderº of Melchisedec:)º 22 Byº so much¹² was¹ª Jesusº madeºª a suretyº of a betterº testament.º 23 Andº they¹ª² trulyº wereºª¹ª manyº priests,º because they were not sufferedºª to continueºª by reason of¹ death:º 24 Butº this² [man], because¹ heº continuethºª ever,ºº hathºª an unchangeableº priesthood.º 25 Whereforeº he is ableºª alsoº to save² them¹ª toº the² uttermostº that comeºª unto Godº byº him,º seeing he everº livethºª to¹ make intercessionºª forº them.º 26 Forº suchº an high priestº becameºª us,º [who is] holy,º harmless,º undefiled,º separateºª fromº sinners,º andº madeºª higher² than¹ the² heavens;º 27 Whoº needethººª notº daily,ºº asº those high priests,º to offer upºª sacrifice,º firstº forº his ownº sins,º and thenº for² the² people's:º forº thisº he didºª once,º when he offered upºª himself.º 28 Forº the² lawº makethºª menº high priestsº which haveºª infirmity;º butº the² wordº of the² oath,º whichº was sinceº the² law,º [maketh] the Son,º who is consecratedºª for¹ evermore.º²

[11] Ga 2:21; 4:3, 9; Col 2:10; He 5:6, 10; 6:20; 7:15, 17, 18, 21, 26; 8:7, 10; 10:1.
[12] Is 66:21; Jr 31:31; Ezk 16:61; Ac 6:13.
[13] Nu 16:40; 17:5; 2Ch 26:16.
[14] Gn 46:12; 49:10; Ru 4:18; Is 11:1; Jr 23:5; Mi 5:2; Mt 1:3; Lk 1:43; 2:23; 3:33; Jn 20:13, 28; Ro 1:3; 2:3; Ep 1:3; Php 3:8; Rv 5:5; 22:16.
[15] Ps 110:4; He 7:3, 11, 17.
[16] Ga 4:3, 9; Col 2:14, 20; He 7:3, 17, 21, 24, 28; 9:9; 10:1; Rv 1:18.
[17] Ps 110:4; He 5:6, 10; 6:20; 7:15, 21.
[18] Ac 13:39; Ro 3:31; 8:3; Ga 3:15, 17; 4:9, 21; 1Ti 4:8; He 7:11, 19; 8:7; 9:9; 10:1; 13:9.
[19] Ps 73:28; Jn 1:17; 14:6; Ac 13:39; Ro 3:20; 5:2; 8:3; Ga 2:16; 3:24; Ep 2:13; 3:12; Col 1:27; 1Ti 1:1; He 4:16; 6:18; 7:11; 8:6; 9:9; 10:19; 11:40.
[21] Ps 110:4; He 6:16; 7:17.
[22] Gn 43:9; 44:32; Pv 6:1; 20:16; Dn 9:27; Mt 26:28; Mk 14:24; Lk 22:20; 1Co 11:25; He 8:6; 9:15; 12:24; 13:20.
[23] 1Ch 6:3; Ne 12:10; He 7:8.
[24] 1S 2:35; Is 9:6; Jn 12:34; Ro 6:9; He 7:8, 28; 13:8; Rv 1:18.
[25] Jb 22:17; 23:3; Ps 68:31; Is 45:22, 24; 53:12; 59:16; 63:1; Jr 3:22; Dn 3:15, 17, 29; 6:20; 9:16; Jn 5:37; 10:29, 30; 14:6, 13, 16; 16:23; 17:9; Ro 5:2; 8:34; Ep 2:18; 3:12, 20; Php 3:21; 1Ti 2:5; 2Ti 1:12; He 2:18; 5:7; 7:8, 16, 19, 24; 9:24; 11:6; 13:15; 1Jn 2:1; Jde 1:24; Rv 8:3.
[26] Ex 28:36; Ps 68:18; Is 53:9; Mt 27:18; Mk 16:19; Lk 1:35; 23:22, 41, 47; 24:26, 46; Jn 8:29; 14:30; Ac 3:14; 4:27; 2Co 5:21; Ep 1:20; 4:8; Php 2:9; He 1:3; 2:10; 4:14, 15; 7:11; 8:1; 9:14, 23; 10:11; 12:2; 1P 1:19; 2:22; 3:22; 1Jn 2:2; 3:5; Rv 1:17; 3:7.
[27] Ex 29:36; Lv 4:3, 13; 9:7, 15; 16:6, 11, 15; Nu 28:2; Is 53:10; Ro 6:10; Ep 2:22; Tit 2:14; He 5:3; 9:7, 12, 14, 25, 28; 10:6, 11.
[28] Ex 32:21; Lv 4:3; Ps 110:4; Lk 13:32; Jn 19:30; He 1:2; 2:10; 3:6; 4:14; 5:1, 5, 8, 9; 7:3, 21, 24.


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