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Hebrews 7:16-24

16whohathbeenmade,notafterthelawνόμονnomonG3551ofacarnalcommandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785,butafterthepowerδύναμινdunaminG1411ofanendlesslifeζωῆςzōēsG2222:

17foritiswitnessedG3140ofhim, Thou artapriestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409foreverAftertheorderτάξινtaxinG5010ofMelchizedekΜελχισέδεκ.¶MelchisedekG3198.

18ForthereisadisannullingofaforegoingcommandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785becauseofitsweaknessἀσθενὲςasthenesG772andunprofitableness

19(forthelawνόμος,nomosG3551madeG5048nothingperfectἐτελείωσενeteleiōsenG5048),andabringinginthereuponofabetterhopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680,throughwhichwedrawἐγγίζομενengizomenG1448nigh untoGodθεῷ.theōG2316.

20AndinasmuchasitisG1510notwithoutthetakingofanoathὁρκωμοσίας.horkōmosiasG3728

21(fortheyindeedhavebeenmadepriestsἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409withoutanoathὁρκωμοσίαςhorkōmosiasG3728;buthewithanoathG3728byhimthatsaithofhim,TheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962swareandwillnotrepenthimself, Thou artapriestG2409forever);

22bysomuchτοσοῦτοtosoutoG5118alsoκαὶkaiG2532hathJesusἸησοῦς.¶IēsousG2424becomeγέγονενgegonenG1096thesuretyofabettercovenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242.

23AndtheyindeedhavebeenG1510madepriestsἱερεῖςhi'ereisG2409manyG4183innumber,becausethatbydeathθανάτῳthanatōG2288theyareG1510hinderedG2967fromcontinuingG3887:

24buthe,becauseheabidethforever, hathhispriesthoodἱερωσύνην·hi'erōsunēnG2420unchangeable.

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