7:1 For
this
Melchizedek,
king
of
Salem,
priest
of
the
Most
High
God,
met
Abraham
returning
from
the
slaughter
of
the
kings
and
blessed
him,
7:2 and
to
him
Abraham
apportioned
a
tenth
part
of
everything.
He
is
first,
by
translation
of
his
name,
king
of
righteousness,
and
then
he
is
also
king
of
Salem,
that
is,
king
of
peace.
7:3 He
is
without
father
or
mother
or
genealogy,
having
neither
beginning
of
days
nor
end
of
life,
but
resembling
the
Son
of
God
he
continues
a
priest
forever.
7:4 See
how
great
this
man
was
to
whom
Abraham
the
patriarch
gave
a
tenth
of
the
spoils!
7:5 And
those
descendants
of
Levi
who
receive
the
priestly
office
have
a
commandment
in
the
law
to
take
tithes
from
the
people,
that
is,
from
their
brothers,
though
these
also
are
descended
from
Abraham.
7:6 But
this
man
who
does
not
have
his
descent
from
them
received
tithes
from
Abraham
and
blessed
him
who
had
the
promises.
7:7 It
is
beyond
dispute
that
the
inferior
is
blessed
by
the
superior.
7:8 In
the
one
case
tithes
are
received
by
mortal
men,
but
in
the
other
case,
by
one
of
whom
it
is
testified
that
he
lives.
7:9 One
might
even
say
that
Levi
himself,
who
receives
tithes,
paid
tithes
through
Abraham,
7:10 for
he
was
still
in
the
loins
of
his
ancestor
when
Melchizedek
met
him.
7:11 Now
if
perfection
had
been
attainable
through
the
Levitical
priesthood
(for
under
it
the
people
received
the
law),
what
further
need
would
there
have
been
for
another
priest
to
arise
after
the
order
of
Melchizedek,
rather
than
one
named
after
the
order
of
Aaron
7:12 For
when
there
is
a
change
in
the
priesthood,
there
is
necessarily
a
change
in
the
law
as
well.
7:13 For
the
one
of
whom
these
things
are
spoken
belonged
to
another
tribe,
from
which
no
one
has
ever
served
at
the
altar.
7:14 For
it
is
evident
that
our
Lord
was
descended
from
Judah,
and
in
connection
with
that
tribe
Moses
said
nothing
about
priests.
7:15 This
becomes
even
more
evident
when
another
priest
arises
in
the
likeness
of
Melchizedek,
7:16 who
has
become
a
priest,
not
on
the
basis
of
a
legal
requirement
concerning
bodily
descent,
but
by
the
power
of
an
indestructible
life.
7:17 For
it
is
witnessed
of
him,
"You
are
a
priest
forever,
after
the
order
of
Melchizedek."
7:18 For
on
the
one
hand,
a
former
commandment
is
set
aside
because
of
its
weakness
and
uselessness
7:19 (for
the
law
made
nothing
perfect);
but
on
the
other
hand,
a
better
hope
is
introduced,
through
which
we
draw
near
to
God.
7:20 And
it
was
not
without
an
oath.
For
those
who
formerly
became
priests
were
made
such
without
an
oath,
7:21 but
this
one
was
made
a
priest
with
an
oath
by
the
one
who
said
to
him:
"The
Lord
has
sworn
and
will
not
change
his
mind,
'You
are
a
priest
forever.'"
7:22 This
makes
Jesus
the
guarantor
of
a
better
covenant.
7:23 The
former
priests
were
many
in
number,
because
they
were
prevented
by
death
from
continuing
in
office,
7:24 but
he
holds
his
priesthood
permanently,
because
he
continues
forever.
7:25 Consequently,
he
is
able
to
save
to
the
uttermost
those
who
draw
near
to
God
through
him,
since
he
always
lives
to
make
intercession
for
them.
7:26 For
it
was
indeed
fitting
that
we
should
have
such
a
high
priest,
holy,
innocent,
unstained,
separated
from
sinners,
and
exalted
above
the
heavens.
7:27 He
has
no
need,
like
those
high
priests,
to
offer
sacrifices
daily,
first
for
his
own
sins
and
then
for
those
of
the
people,
since
he
did
this
once
for
all
when
he
offered
up
himself.
7:28 For
the
law
appoints
men
in
their
weakness
as
high
priests,
but
the
word
of
the
oath,
which
came
later
than
the
law,
appoints
a
Son
who
has
been
made
perfect
forever.