Heb 7:1 This Melchizedek was King of Salem and a priest of the Supreme God. He blessed Abraham, who was returning from combat with the kings,
Heb 7:2 and Abraham gave him a tenth of all the plunder. The name Melchizedek means “King of Justice” and also “King of Salem,” which means “King of Peace.”
Heb 7:3 There is no account of his lineage, neither his birth nor his death, for he had no father or mother. Yet as a picture of the God-Man, he remains a priest continually forever.
Heb 7:4 Now look at how great this one was, to whom the patriarch Abraham gave the best tenth of the plunder of war.
Heb 7:5 As a matter of fact, the descendants of Levi who take up the priestly office are instructed according to the law to accept tithes from the people. And these are their own brothers and sisters who also are descended from Abraham.
Heb 7:6 Yet this one without such lineage received the tithe from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.
Heb 7:7 Now it is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior.
Heb 7:8 So in fact, we see here that tithes are collected by mere mortals, yet there is One who is witnessed to be alive.
Heb 7:9 You could even say that Levi, who collected the tithes, paid them through Abraham,
Heb 7:10 being still in his ancestor’s body when he met Melchizedek.
Heb 7:11 So then, if perfection could come by means of the Levitical priesthood (which the people were put under by law), what need would there have been for another priest to arise— one not from the order of Aaron but from that of Melchizedek?
Heb 7:12 For when there is a change of priesthood, there must be a change of law.
Heb 7:13 The one we’ve been talking about is from a different tribe, one that has no access to the altar.
Heb 7:14 It goes without saying that our Master came from the tribe of Judah, which Moses never mentioned regarding priests.
Heb 7:15 So it should be even more obvious that if a different priest comes in the order of Melchizedek,
Heb 7:16 they did not come according to the law based on ancestry, but on the basis of the power of an immortal life,
Heb 7:17 because he testified, “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
Heb 7:18 In fact, the former law is annulled because it is weak and useless
Heb 7:19 since it didn’t solve anything. But now we are introduced to a better hope, by means of which we draw near to God.
Heb 7:20 And it isn’t as though this happened without an oath being sworn. Now those who became priests never swore an oath,
Heb 7:21 but that One came with the swearing of an oath: “The Master swears and will not change his mind: You are a priest forever.”
Heb 7:22 So accordingly, Jesus has become the pledge of a better contract.
Heb 7:23 Under the old law, there had to be many priests because death prevented them from continuing.
Heb 7:24 But that One has a unique priesthood because he remains forever.
Heb 7:25 For that reason, he is able to completely save those who come to God through him, because he always lives as their advocate.
Heb 7:26 Such a Ruling Priest is the right one for us because he is clean, innocent, and untainted, having been separated from those who fail, being raised up higher than the heavens.
Heb 7:27 He is not like the former ruling priests, who had to offer up sacrifices for their own failures as well as those of the people. Instead, he did this once and for all, sacrificing himself.
Heb 7:28 The law appoints weak people as ruling priests, but the word that came after the law with a sworn oath appointed the Son, who has been perfected forever.

Heb 7:1 οὑτος γαρ ὁ μελχισεδεκ βασιλευς σαλημ ἱερευς του θεου του ὑψιστου ὁ συναντησας αβρααμ ὑποστρεφοντι απο της κοπης των βασιλεων και ευλογησας αυτον
Heb 7:2 ὡ και δεκατην απο παντων εμερισεν αβρααμ πρωτον μεν ἑρμηνευομενος βασιλευς δικαιοσυνης επειτα δε και βασιλευς σαλημ ὁ εστιν βασιλευς ειρηνης
Heb 7:3 απατωρ αμητωρ αγενεαλογητος μητε αρχην ἡμερων μητε ζωης τελος εχων αφωμοιωμενος δε τω υἱω του θεου μενει ἱερευς εις το διηνεκες
Heb 7:4 θεωρειτε δε πηλικος οὑτος ὡ και δεκατην αβρααμ εδωκεν εκ των ακροθινιων ὁ πατριαρχης
Heb 7:5 και οἱ μεν εκ των υἱων λευι την ἱερατειαν λαμβανοντες εντολην εχουσιν αποδεκατουν τον λαον κατα τον νομον τουτ᾽ εστιν τους αδελφους αυτων καιπερ εξεληλυθοτας εκ της οσφυος αβρααμ
Heb 7:6 ὁ δε μη γενεαλογουμενος εξ αυτων δεδεκατωκεν αβρααμ και τον εχοντα τας επαγγελιαν ευλογηκεν
Heb 7:7 χωρις δε πασης αντιλογιας το ελαττον ὑπο του κρειττονος ευλογειται
Heb 7:8 και ὡδε μεν δεκατας αποθνησκοντες ανθρωποι λαμβανουσιν εκει δε μαρτυρουμενος ὁτι ζη
Heb 7:9 και ὡς επος ειπειν δι᾽ αβρααμ και λευι ὁ δεκατας λαμβανων δεδεκατωται
Heb 7:10 ετι γαρ εν τη οσφυϊ του πατρος ην ὁτε συνηντησεν αυτω μελχισεδεκ
Heb 7:11 ει. μεν ουν τελειωσις δια της λευιτικης ἱερωσυνης ην ὁ λαος γαρ επ᾽ αυτης νενομοθετηται τις ετι χρεια κατα την ταξιν μελχισεδεκ ἑτερον ανιστασθαι ἱερεα και ου κατα την ταξιν ααρων λεγεσθαι
Heb 7:12 μετατιθεμενης γαρ της ἱερωσυνης εξ αναγκης και νομου μεταθεσις γινεται
Heb 7:13 εφ᾽ ὁν γαρ λεγεται ταυτα φυλης ἑτερας μετεσχηκεν αφ᾽ ἡς ουδεις προσεσχηκεν τω θυσιαστηριω
Heb 7:14 προδηλον γαρ ὁτι εξ ιουδα ανατεταλκεν ὁ κυριος ἡμων εις ἡν φυλην περι ἱερεων ουδεν μωϋσης ελαλησεν
Heb 7:15 και περισσοτερον ετι καταδηλον εστιν ει. κατα την ὁμοιοτητα μελχισεδεκ ανισταται ἱερευς ἑτερος
Heb 7:16 ὁς ου κατα νομον εντολης σαρκικης γεγονεν αλλα κατα δυναμιν ζωης ακαταλυτου
Heb 7:17 μαρτυρει γαρ ὁτι συ ἱερευς εις τον αιωνα κατα την ταξιν μελχισεδεκ
Heb 7:18 αθετησις μεν γαρ γινεται προαγουσης εντολης δια το αυτης ασθενες και ανωφελες
Heb 7:19 ουδεν γαρ ετελειωσεν ὁ νομος επεισαγωγη δε κρειττονος ελπιδος δι᾽ ἡς εγγιζομεν τω θεω
Heb 7:20 και καθ᾽ ὁσον ου χωρις ὁρκωμοσιας οἱ μεν γαρ χωρις ὁρκωμοσιας εισιν ἱερεις γεγονοτες
Heb 7:21 ὁ δε μετα ὁρκωμοσιας δια του λεγοντος προς αυτον ωμοσεν κυριος και ου μεταμεληθησεται συ ἱερευς εις τον αιωνα
Heb 7:22 κατα τοσουτον κρειττονος διαθηκης γεγονεν εγγυος ιησους
Heb 7:23 και οἱ μεν πλειονες εισιν γεγονοτες ἱερεις δια το θανατω κωλυεσθαι παραμενειν
Heb 7:24 ὁ δε δια το μενειν αυτον εις τον αιωνα απαραβατον εχει την ἱερωσυνην
Heb 7:25 ὁθεν και σωζειν εις το παντελες δυναται τους προσερχομενους δι᾽ αυτου τω θεω παντοτε ζων εις το εντυγχανειν ὑπερ αυτων
Heb 7:26 τοιουτος γαρ ἡμιν και επρεπεν αρχιερευς ὁσιος ακακος αμιαντος κεχωρισμενος απο των ἁμαρτωλων και ὑψηλοτερος των ουρανων γενομενος
Heb 7:27 ὁς ουκ εχει καθ᾽ ἡμεραν αναγκην ὡσπερ οἱ αρχιερεις προτερον ὑπερ των ιδιων ἁμαρτιων θυσιας αναφερειν επειτα των του λαου τουτο γαρ εποιησεν εφαπαξ ἑαυτον ανενεγκας
Heb 7:28 ὁ νομος γαρ ανθρωπους καθιστησιν αρχιερεις εχοντας ασθενειαν ὁ λογος δε της ὁρκωμοσιας της μετα τον νομον υἱον εις τον αιωνα τετελειωμενον