Hebrews:7

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* This for the Melchizedek , king of Salem , priest of the God of the most high , (the one having met Abraham returning from the smiting of the kings and having blessed him , * to whom also a tenth from of all divided Abraham ,) first indeed being translated a king of righteousness , then and also a king of Salem , (which is , a king of peace ,) * without a father , without a mother , without a genealogy , neither a beginning of days nor of life an end having , having been made like but to the son of the God , remains a priest for the continuance . * Consider you but , how great this , to whom even a tenth Abraham gave out of the choice spoils , the patriarch . * And those indeed from the sons of Levi the priesthood receiving , a commandment have to tithe the people according to the law , this is , the brethren of them , though having come out of the loins of Abraham ; * he but not deriving an origin from them , has tithed the Abraham , and the one having the promises he has blessed . * Without but all contradiction , the less by the greater is blessed . * And here indeed tithes dying men receives ; there but , being testified that he lives . * And so a word to speak , through Abraham even Levi the tithes receiving has been tithed ; * yet for in the loins of the father he was , when met him the Melchizedek . * If indeed then perfection through the Levitical priesthood was ; (the people for with her law had received ;) what yet need , according to the order of Melchizedek another to arise a priest , and not according to the order of Aaron to be named ? * Being changed for the priesthood , from necessity also of law a change occurs . * Concerning whom for is spoken these things , of a tribe another has been a partaker , from which no one has attended to the altar ; * evident for , that from Juda has sprung the Lord of us , respecting which tribe nothing concerning priesthood Moses spoke . * And more yet evident it is , if according to the likeness of Melchizedek arises a priest another , * who not according to a law of a commandment fleshly has become , but according to a power of life enduring . * It testifies for : That thou a priest for the age according to the order of Melchizedek . * An abrogation indeed for takes places of a preceding commandment , on account of the her weakness and unprofitableness ; * (nothing for perfected the law ;) after introduction but of a better hope , through which we draw near to the God . * And in as much as not without swearing ; (they indeed for without swearing are priests having become ; * he but with swearing through the one saying to him : Swore a Lord , and not will change ; Thou a priest for the age according to the order of Melchizedek ;) * by so much better a covenant has become a surety Jesus . * And they indeed , many are having become priests , on account of the death to be hindered to continue ; * he but , on account of the to continue him for the age , unchangeable he has the priesthood ; * hence and to save for the completely is able those drawing near through him to the God , always living , in order to the interpose in behalf of them . * Such for to us was proper a high –priest , holy , free from sin , unstained , having been separated from the sinners , and more exalted of the heavens having become ; * who not has every day necessity , as the high –priests , first on behalf of the own sins sacrifices to offer , then for those of the people ; this for he did at once , himself offered . * The law for men appoints high –priests , having weakness ; the word but of the swearing of that after the law , a son for to the age having been perfected .

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