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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 ;
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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 ;
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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 .
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Now consider how great this man was ,
unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils .
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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 :
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But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham ,
and blessed him that had the promises .
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And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better .
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And here men that die receive tithes ;
but there he receiveth them ,
of whom it is witnessed that he liveth .
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And as I may so say ,
Levi also ,
who receiveth tithes ,
payed tithes in Abraham .
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For he was yet in the loins of his father ,
when Melchisedec met him .
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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 ?
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For the priesthood being changed ,
there is made of necessity a change also of the law .
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For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe ,
of which no man gave attendance at the altar .
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For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda ;
of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood .
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And it is yet far more evident :
for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest ,
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Who is made ,
not after the law of a carnal commandment ,
but after the power of an endless life .
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For he testifieth ,
Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec .
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For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof .
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For the law made nothing perfect ,
but the bringing in of a better hope did ;
by the which we draw nigh unto God .
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And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest :
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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 :)
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By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament .
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And they truly were many priests ,
because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death :
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But this man ,
because he continueth ever ,
hath an unchangeable priesthood .
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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 .
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For such an high priest became us ,
who is holy ,
harmless ,
undefiled ,
separate from sinners ,
and made higher than the heavens ;
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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 .
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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 .