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[1]ForG1063 thisG3778 MelchisedecG3198, kingG935 of SalemG4532, priestG2409 of the most highG5310 GodG2316, whoG3588 metG4876[G5660] AbrahamG11 returningG5290[G5723] fromG575 the slaughterG2871 of the kingsG935, andG2532 blessedG2127[G5660] himG846;
[2]To whomG3739 alsoG2532 AbrahamG11 gaveG3307[G5656] a tenth partG1181 ofG575 allG3956; firstG4412[G3303] being by interpretationG2059[G5746] KingG935 of righteousnessG1343, andG1161 after thatG1899 alsoG2532 KingG935 of SalemG4532, which isG3603[G5748], KingG935 of peaceG1515;
[3]Without fatherG540, without motherG282, without descentG35, havingG2192[G5723] neitherG3383 beginningG746 of daysG2250, norG3383 endG5056 of lifeG2222; butG1161 made likeG871[G5772] unto the SonG5207 of GodG2316; abidethG3306[G5719] a priestG2409 continuallyG1519.[G1336]
[4]NowG1161 considerG2334[G5719] how greatG4080 this manG3778 was, unto whomG3739 evenG2532 the patriarchG3966 AbrahamG11 gaveG1325[G5656] the tenthG1181 ofG1537 the spoilsG205.
[5]AndG2532 verilyG3303 they that are ofG1537 the sonsG5207 of LeviG3017, whoG3588 receiveG2983[G5723] the office of the priesthoodG2405, haveG2192[G5719] a commandmentG1785 to take tithesG586[G5721] of the peopleG2992 according toG2596 the lawG3551, that isG5123[G5748], of theirG846 brethrenG80, thoughG2539 they comeG1831[G5761] out ofG1537 the loinsG3751 of AbrahamG11:
[6]ButG1161 he whose descent isG1075 notG3361 countedG1075[G5746] fromG1537 themG846 received tithesG1183[G5758] of AbrahamG11, andG2532 blessedG2127[G5758] him that hadG2192[G5723] the promisesG1860.
[7]AndG1161 withoutG5565 allG3956 contradictionG485 the lessG1640 is blessedG2127[G5743] ofG5259 the betterG2909.
[8]AndG2532 hereG5602[G3303] menG444 that dieG599[G5723] receiveG2983[G5719] tithesG1181; butG1161 thereG1563 he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessedG3140[G5746] thatG3754 he livethG2198.[G5719]
[9]AndG2532 asG5613 I may so sayG2031[G2036][G5629], LeviG3017 alsoG2532, whoG3588 receivethG2983[G5723] tithesG1181, payed tithesG1183[G5769] inG1223 AbrahamG11.
[10]ForG1063 he wasG2258[G5713] yetG2089 inG1722 the loinsG3751 of his fatherG3962, whenG3753 MelchisedecG3198 metG4876[G5656] himG846.
[11]IfG1487[G3303] thereforeG3767 perfectionG5050 wereG2258[G5713] byG1223 the LeviticalG3020 priesthoodG2420, (forG1063 underG1909 itG846 the peopleG2992 received the lawG3549[G5718],) whatG5101 furtherG2089 needG5532 was there that anotherG2087 priestG2409 should riseG450[G5733] afterG2596 the orderG5010 of MelchisedecG3198, andG2532 notG3756 be calledG3004[G5745] afterG2596 the orderG5010 of AaronG2?
[12]ForG1063 the priesthoodG2420 being changedG3346[G5746], there is madeG1096[G5736] ofG1537 necessityG318 a changeG3331 alsoG2532 of the lawG3551.
[13]ForG1063 he ofG1909 whomG3739 these thingsG5023 are spokenG3004[G5743] pertainethG3348[G5758] to anotherG2087 tribeG5443, ofG575 whichG3739 no manG3762 gave attendanceG4337[G5758] at the altarG2379.
[14]ForG1063 it is evidentG4271 thatG3754 ourG2257 LordG2962 sprangG393[G5758] out ofG1537 JudaG2455; ofG1519 whichG3739 tribeG5443 MosesG3475 spakeG2980[G5656] nothingG3762 concerningG4012 priesthoodG2420.
[15]AndG2532 it isG2076[G5748] yetG2089 far moreG4054 evidentG2612: forG1487 that afterG2596 the similitudeG3665 of MelchisedecG3198 there arisethG450[G5731] anotherG2087 priestG2409,
[16]WhoG3739 is madeG1096[G5754], notG3756 afterG2596 the lawG3551 of a carnalG4559 commandmentG1785, butG235 afterG2596 the powerG1411 of an endlessG179 lifeG2222.
[17]ForG1063 he testifiethG3140[G5719],[G3754] ThouG4771 art a priestG2409 forG1519 everG165 afterG2596 the orderG5010 of MelchisedecG3198.
[18]ForG1063 there isG1096[G5736] verilyG3303 a disannullingG115 of the commandmentG1785 going beforeG4254[G5723] forG1223 the weaknessG772 andG2532 unprofitablenessG512 thereofG846.
[19]ForG1063 the lawG3551 madeG5048 nothingG3762 perfectG5048[G5656], butG1161 the bringing inG1898 of a betterG2909 hopeG1680 did; byG1223 the whichG3739 we draw nighG1448[G5719] unto GodG2316.
[20]AndG2532 inasmuch asG2596[G3745] notG3756 withoutG5565 an oath he was made priestG3728:
[21](ForG1063 those priestsG2409 wereG3303[G1526][G5748] madeG1096[G5756] withoutG5565 an oathG3728; butG1161 this withG3326 an oathG3728 byG1223 him that saidG3004[G5723] untoG4314 himG846, The LordG2962 swareG3660[G5656] andG2532 willG3338 notG3756 repentG3338[G5700], ThouG4771 art a priestG2409 forG1519 everG165 afterG2596 the orderG5010 of MelchisedecG3198:)
[22]ByG2596 so muchG5118 wasG1096 JesusG2424 madeG1096[G5754] a suretyG1450 of a betterG2909 testamentG1242.
[23]AndG2532 theyG1526 trulyG3303 wereG1526[G5748][G1096][G5756] manyG4119 priestsG2409, because they were not sufferedG2967[G5745] to continueG3887[G5721] by reason ofG1223 deathG2288:
[24]ButG1161 this man, becauseG1223 heG846 continuethG3306[G5721] everG1519[G165], hathG2192[G5719] an unchangeableG531 priesthoodG2420.
[25]WhereforeG3606 he is ableG1410[G5736] alsoG2532 to save themG4982[G5721] toG1519 the uttermostG3838 that comeG4334[G5740] unto GodG2316 byG1223 himG846, seeing he everG3842 livethG2198[G5723] toG1519 make intercessionG1793[G5721] forG5228 themG846.
[26]ForG1063 suchG5108 an high priestG749 becameG4241[G5707] usG2254, who is holyG3741, harmlessG172, undefiledG283, separateG5563[G5772] fromG575 sinnersG268, andG2532 madeG1096[G5637] higher thanG5308 the heavensG3772;
[27]WhoG3739 needethG2192[G5719][G318] notG3756 dailyG2596[G2250], asG5618 those high priestsG749, to offer upG399[G5721] sacrificeG2378, firstG4386 forG5228 his ownG2398 sinsG266, and thenG1899 for the people'sG2992: forG1063 thisG5124 he didG4160[G5656] onceG2178, when he offered upG399[G5660] himselfG1438.
[28]ForG1063 the lawG3551 makethG2525[G5719] menG444 high priestsG749 which haveG2192[G5723] infirmityG769; butG1161 the wordG3056 of the oathG3728, whichG3588 was sinceG3326 the lawG3551, maketh the SonG5207, who is consecratedG5048[G5772] forG1519 evermoreG165.
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