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Epistle to the Hebrews, Chapter 7

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Chapter 7 of Hebrews—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. ¶ For this 1Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the 2Most High God, who met Abraham as he was returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,
  2. to whom also Abraham apportioned a tenth part of all the spoils, was first of all, by the translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then also king of Salem, which is king of peace.
  3. Without father, without mother, 3without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like 4the Son of God, he remains a priest perpetually.
  4. ¶ Now observe how great this man was to whom Abraham, the 5patriarch, 6gave a tenth of the choicest spoils.
  5. And those indeed of 7the sons of Levi who receive the priest’s office have commandment [a]in the Law to collect [b]a tenth from the people, that is, from their brethren, although these [c]are descended from Abraham.
  6. But the one 8whose genealogy is not traced from them 9collected [d]a tenth from Abraham and [e]10blessed the one who 11had the promises.
  7. But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater.
  8. In this case mortal men receive tithes, but in that case one receives them, 12of whom it is witnessed that he lives on.
  9. And, so to speak, through Abraham even Levi, who received tithes, paid tithes,
  10. for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.
  11. 13Now if perfection was through the Levitical priesthood (for on the basis of it 14the people received the Law), what further need was there for another priest to arise 15according to the order of Melchizedek, and not be designated according to the order of Aaron?
  12. For when the priesthood is changed, of necessity there takes place a change of law also.
  13. For 16the one concerning whom 17these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar.
  14. For it is evident that our Lord [f]was 18descended from Judah, a tribe with reference to which Moses spoke nothing concerning priests.
  15. And this is clearer still, if another priest arises according to the likeness of Melchizedek,
  16. who has become such not on the basis of a law of [g]19physical requirement, but according to the power of 20an indestructible life.
  17. For it is attested of Him,
    ¶ “21YOU ARE A PRIEST FOREVER
    ACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK.”
  18. ¶ For, on the one hand, there is a setting aside of a former commandment 22because of its weakness and uselessness
  19. (for 23the Law made nothing perfect), and on the other hand there is a bringing in of a better 24hope, through which we 25draw near to God.
  20. And inasmuch as it was not without an oath
  21. (for they indeed became priests without an oath, but He with an oath through the One who said to Him,
    ¶ “26THE LORD HAS SWORN
    AND 27WILL NOT CHANGE HIS MIND,
    ‘YOU ARE A PRIEST 28FOREVER’”);
  22. ¶ so much the more also Jesus has become the 29guarantee of 30a better covenant.
  23. [h]The former priests, on the one hand, existed in greater numbers because they were prevented by death from continuing,
  24. but Jesus, on the other hand, because He continues 31forever, holds His priesthood permanently.
  25. Therefore He is able also to 32save [i]forever those who 33draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to 34make intercession for them.
  26. ¶ For it was fitting for us to have such a 35high priest, 36holy, 37innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners and 38exalted above the heavens;
  27. who does not need daily, like those high priests, to 39offer up sacrifices, 40first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people, because this He did 41once for all when He 42offered up Himself.
  28. For the Law appoints men as high priests 43who are weak, but the word of the oath, which came after the Law, appoints 44a Son, 45made perfect forever.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit according to
  2. ^ Or tithes
  3. ^ Lit have come out of the loins of
  4. ^ Or tithes
  5. ^ Lit has blessed
  6. ^ Lit has arisen from
  7. ^ Lit fleshly commandment; i.e. to be a descendant of Levi
  8. ^ Lit The greater number have become priests...
  9. ^ Or completely

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Ge 14:18-20; Heb 7:6
  2. ^ Mr 5:7
  3. ^ Heb 7:6
  4. ^ Mt 4:3; Heb 7:1, 28
  5. ^ Ac 2:29; 7:8f
  6. ^ Ge 14:20
  7. ^ Nu 18:21, 26; 2Ch 31:4f
  8. ^ Heb 7:3
  9. ^ Heb 7:1f
  10. ^ Heb 7:1f
  11. ^ Ro 4:13
  12. ^ Heb 5:6; 6:20
  13. ^ Heb 7:18f; 8:7
  14. ^ Heb 9:6; 10:1
  15. ^ Heb 5:6; 7:17
  16. ^ Heb 7:14
  17. ^ Heb 7:11
  18. ^ Nu 24:17; Is 11:1; Mc 5:2; Mt 2:6; Re 5:5
  19. ^ Heb 9:10
  20. ^ Heb 9:14
  21. ^ Ps 110:4; Heb 5:6; 6:20; 7:21
  22. ^ Ro 8:3; Ga 3:21; Heb 7:11
  23. ^ Ac 13:39; Ro 3:20; 7:7f; Ga 2:16; 3:21; Heb 9:9; 10:1
  24. ^ Heb 3:6
  25. ^ La 3:57; Heb 4:16; 7:25; 10:1, 22; Jm 4:8
  26. ^ Ps 110:4; Heb 5:6; 7:17
  27. ^ Nu 23:19; 1Sa 15:29; Ro 11:29
  28. ^ Heb 7:23f, 28
  29. ^ Ps 119:122; Is 38:14
  30. ^ Heb 8:6
  31. ^ Is 9:7; Jn 12:34; Ro 9:5; Heb 7:23f, 28
  32. ^ 1Co 1:21
  33. ^ Heb 7:19
  34. ^ Ro 8:34; Heb 9:24
  35. ^ Heb 2:17
  36. ^ 2Co 5:21; Heb 4:15
  37. ^ 1Pe 2:22
  38. ^ Heb 4:14
  39. ^ Heb 5:1
  40. ^ Le 9:7; Heb 5:3
  41. ^ Heb 9:12, 28; 10:10
  42. ^ Eph 5:2; Heb 9:14, 28; 10:10, 12
  43. ^ Heb 5:2
  44. ^ Heb 1:2
  45. ^ Heb 2:10

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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