Hebrews 7 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

The Priesthoods of Melchizedek and Christ

1 For this ^G3778 MELCHIZEDEK ^G3198, KING ^G935 OF SALEM ^G4532, PRIEST ^G2409 OF THE MOST ^G5310 HIGH ^G5310 GOD ^G2316, who met ^G4876 ABRAHAM ^G11 AS HE WAS RETURNING ^G5290 FROM THE SLAUGHTER ^G2871 OF THE KINGS ^G935 and BLESSED ^G2127 HIM,

2 TO WHOM ^G3739 ALSO ^G2532 ABRAHAM ^G11 APPORTIONED ^G3307 A TENTH ^G1181 PART ^G1181 OF ALL ^G3956, was first ^G4413 of ^G3303 all ^G3303, by the translation ^G2059 of his name, king ^G935 of righteousness ^G1343, and then ^G1899 also ^G2532 king ^G935 of Salem ^G4532, which ^G3739 is king ^G935 of peace ^G1515. 3 Without ^G540 father ^G540, without ^G282 mother ^G282, without ^G35 genealogy ^G35, having ^G2192 neither ^G3383 beginning ^G746 of days ^G2250 nor ^G3383 end ^G5056 of life ^G2222, but made ^G871 like ^G871 the Son ^G5207 of God ^G2316, he remains ^G3306 a priest ^G2409 continually ^G1519 G1336.

4 Now ^G1161 observe ^G2334 how ^G4080 great ^G4080 this ^G3778 man ^G3778 was TO WHOM ^G3739 ABRAHAM ^G11, the patriarch ^G3966, GAVE ^G1325 A TENTH ^G1181 of the spoils ^G205. 5 And those ^G3588 indeed ^G3303 of the sons ^G5207 of Levi ^G3017, who receive ^G2983 the priest’s ^G2405 office ^G2405, have ^G2192 a commandment ^G1785 [fn]in the Law ^G3551 to collect ^G586 [fn]a ^G586 tenth ^G586 from the people ^G2992, that is, from their brothers ^G80, although ^G2539 these [fn]are descended ^G1831 G3751 from Abraham ^G11. 6 But the one whose genealogy ^G1075 is ^G1075 not traced ^G1075 from them had collected ^G1183 [fn]a ^G1183 tenth ^G1183 from Abraham ^G11 and [fn]blessed ^G2127 the one who had ^G2192 the promises ^G1860. 7 But without ^G5565 any ^G3956 dispute ^G485 the lesser ^G1640 is blessed ^G2127 by the greater ^G2909. 8 And in this ^G5602 case ^G5602 mortal ^G599 men ^G444 receive ^G2983 tithes ^G1181, but in that case ^G1563 one receives them, of whom it is witnessed ^G3140 that he lives ^G2198 on. 9 And, so ^G5613 G2031 to speak ^G3004, through ^G1223 Abraham ^G11 even ^G2532 Levi ^G3017, who received ^G2983 tithes ^G1181, paid ^G1183 tithes ^G1183, 10 for he was still ^G2089 in the loins ^G3751 of his father ^G3962 when ^G3753 Melchizedek ^G3198 met ^G4876 him.

11 Now ^G3767 if ^G1487 perfection ^G5050 was through ^G1223 the Levitical ^G3020 priesthood ^G2420 (for on the basis ^G1909 of it the people ^G2992 received ^G3549 the ^G3549 Law ^G3549), what ^G5101 further ^G2089 need ^G5532 was there for another ^G2087 priest ^G2409 to arise ^G450 according ^G2596 to the order ^G5010 of Melchizedek ^G3198, and not be designated ^G3004 according ^G2596 to the order ^G5010 of Aaron ^G2? 12 For when the priesthood ^G2420 is changed ^G3346, of necessity ^G318 there takes ^G1096 place ^G1096 a change ^G3331 of law ^G3551 also ^G2532. 13 For the one concerning ^G1909 whom ^G3739 these ^G3778 things ^G3778 are spoken ^G3004 belongs ^G3348 to another ^G2087 tribe ^G5443, from which ^G3739 no ^G3762 one ^G3762 has officiated ^G4337 at the altar ^G2379. 14 For it is evident ^G4271 that our Lord ^G2962 [fn]was descended ^G393 from Judah ^G2455, a tribe ^G5443 with reference ^G1519 to which ^G3739 Moses ^G3475 spoke ^G2980 nothing ^G3762 concerning ^G4012 priests ^G2409. 15 And this is clearer ^G2612 still ^G2089, if ^G1487 another ^G2087 priest ^G2409 arises ^G450 according ^G2596 to the likeness ^G3665 of Melchizedek ^G3198, 16 who ^G3739 has become ^G1096 such not according ^G2596 to a law ^G3551 of [fn]physical ^G4560 requirement ^G1785, but according ^G2596 to the power ^G1411 of an indestructible ^G179 life ^G2222. 17 For it is witnessed ^G3140 about Him,

“YOU ARE A PRIEST ^G2409 FOREVER ^G165

ACCORDING ^G2596 TO THE ORDER ^G5010 OF MELCHIZEDEK ^G3198.”

18 For, on the one ^G3303 hand ^G3303, there is a setting ^G115 aside ^G115 of a former ^G4254 commandment ^G1785 because ^G1223 of its weakness ^G772 and uselessness ^G512 19 (for the Law ^G3551 made ^G5048 nothing ^G3762 perfect ^G5048), and on the other ^G1161 hand ^G1161 there is a bringing ^G1898 in of a better ^G2909 hope ^G1680, through ^G1223 which ^G3739 we draw ^G1448 near ^G1448 to God ^G2316. 20 And inasmuch ^G2596 G3745 as it was not without ^G5565 an oath ^G3728 21 (for they indeed ^G3303 became ^G1096 priests ^G2409 without ^G5565 an oath ^G3728, but He with an oath ^G3728 through ^G1223 the One who said ^G3004 to Him,

“THE [fn]LORD ^G2962 HAS SWORN ^G3660

AND WILL NOT CHANGE ^G3338 HIS MIND ^G3338,

‘YOU ARE A PRIEST ^G2409 FOREVER ^G165’”);

22 so ^G5118 much ^G5118 more ^G2596 Jesus ^G2424 also ^G2532 has become ^G1096 the guarantee ^G1450 of a better ^G2909 covenant ^G1242.

23 And [fn]the former priests ^G2409, on the one ^G3303 hand ^G3303, existed ^G1510 G1096 in greater ^G4183 numbers ^G4183 because ^G1223 they were prevented ^G2967 by death ^G2288 from continuing ^G3887, 24 but Jesus, on the other ^G1161 hand ^G1161, because ^G1223 He continues ^G3306 forever ^G165, holds ^G2192 His priesthood ^G2420 permanently ^G531. 25 Therefore ^G3606 He is able ^G1410 also ^G2532 to save ^G4982 [fn]forever ^G1519 G3838 those ^G3588 who draw ^G4334 near ^G4334 to God ^G2316 through ^G1223 Him, since He always ^G3842 lives ^G2198 to make ^G1793 intercession ^G1793 for them.

26 For it was fitting ^G4241 for us to have such ^G5108 a ^G5108 high ^G749 priest ^G749, holy ^G3741, innocent ^G172, undefiled ^G283, separated ^G5563 from sinners ^G268 and exalted ^G5308 above the heavens ^G3772; 27 who ^G3739 does not need ^G318 daily ^G2596 G2250, like ^G5618 those ^G3588 high ^G749 priests ^G749, to offer ^G399 up ^G399 sacrifices ^G2378, first ^G4387 for His own ^G2398 sins ^G266 and then ^G1899 for the sins of the people ^G2992, because ^G1063 this ^G3778 He did ^G4160 once ^G2178 for ^G2178 all ^G2178 when He offered ^G399 up ^G399 Himself ^G1438. 28 For the Law ^G3551 appoints ^G2525 men ^G444 as high ^G749 priests ^G749 who are weak ^G769, but the word ^G3056 of the oath ^G3728, which came after ^G3326 the Law ^G3551, appoints a Son ^G5207, who has been made ^G5048 perfect ^G5048 forever ^G165.