7For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;G1063G3778G3198G935G4532G2409G5310G2316G3588G4876G11G5290G575G2871G935G2532G2127G8462To 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;G3739G2532G11G3307G1181G575G3956G4412G3303G2059G935G1343G1161G1899G2532G935G4532G3603G935G15153Without 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.G540G282G35G2192G3383G746G2250G3383G5056G2222G1161G871G5207G2316G3306G2409G1519G13364Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.G1161G2334G4080G3778G3739G2532G3966G11G1325G1181G1537G2055And 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:G2532G3303G1537G5207G3017G3588G2983G2405G2192G1785G586G2992G2596G3551G5123G846G80G2539G1831G1537G3751G116But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.G1161G1075G3361G1075G1537G846G1183G11G2532G2127G2192G18607And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.G1161G5565G3956G485G1640G2127G5259G29098And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.G2532G5602G3303G444G599G2983G1181G1161G1563G3140G3754G21989And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.G2532G5613G2031G2036G3017G2532G3588G2983G1181G1183G1223G1110For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.G1063G2258G2089G1722G3751G3962G3753G3198G4876G84611If 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?G1487G3303G3767G5050G2258G1223G3020G2420G1063G1909G846G2992G3549G5101G2089G5532G2087G2409G450G2596G5010G3198G2532G3756G3004G2596G5010G212For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.G1063G2420G3346G1096G1537G318G3331G2532G355113For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.G1063G1909G3739G5023G3004G3348G2087G5443G575G3739G3762G4337G237914For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.G1063G4271G3754G2257G2962G393G1537G2455G1519G3739G5443G3475G2980G3762G4012G242015And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,G2532G2076G2089G4054G2612G1487G2596G3665G3198G450G2087G240916Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.G3739G1096G3756G2596G3551G4559G1785G235G2596G1411G179G222217For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.G1063G3140G3754G4771G2409G1519G165G2596G5010G319818For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.G1063G1096G3303G115G1785G4254G1223G772G2532G512G84619For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.G1063G3551G5048G3762G5048G1161G1898G2909G1680G1223G3739G1448G231620And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:G2532G2596G3745G3756G5565G372821(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:)G1063G2409G3303G1526G1096G5565G3728G1161G3326G3728G1223G3004G4314G846G2962G3660G2532G3338G3756G3338G4771G2409G1519G165G2596G5010G319822By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.G2596G5118G1096G2424G1096G1450G2909G124223And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:G2532G1526G3303G1526G1096G4119G2409G2967G3887G1223G228824But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.G1161G1223G846G3306G1519G165G2192G531G242025Wherefore 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.G3606G1410G2532G4982G1519G3838G4334G2316G1223G846G3842G2198G1519G1793G5228G84626For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;G1063G5108G749G4241G2254G3741G172G283G5563G575G268G2532G1096G5308G377227Who 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.G3739G2192G318G3756G2596G2250G5618G749G399G2378G4386G5228G2398G266G1899G2992G1063G5124G4160G2178G399G143828For 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.G1063G3551G2525G444G749G2192G769G1161G3056G3728G3588G3326G3551G5207G5048G1519G165