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.
