Hebrews 7

1For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;● 2To 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;● 3Without 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. {without descent: Gr. without pedigree}● 4Now consider how great this man {was}, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.● 5And 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:● 6But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises. {descent: or, pedigree}● 7And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.● 8And here men that die receive tithes; but there he {receiveth them}, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.● 9And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.● 10For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.● 11If 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?● 12For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.● 13For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.● 14For {it is} evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.● 15And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,● 16Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.● 17For he testifieth, Thou {art} a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.● 18For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.● 19For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope {did}; by the which we draw nigh unto God. {the bringing...: or, it was the bringing in}● 20And inasmuch as not without an oath {he was made priest}:● 21(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:) {without...: or, without swearing of an oath}● 22By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.● 23And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:● 24But this {man}, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. {an...: or, which passeth not from one to another}● 25Wherefore 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. {to the...: or, evermore}● 26For such an high priest became us, {who is} holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;● 27Who 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.● 28For 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. {consecrated: Gr. perfected}●