Berean Standard Bible

Hebrews 7

(Genesis 14:17–24)

1γὰρgarG1063ThisΟὗτοςHoutosG3778ὁhoG3588MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκ,MelchisedekG3198waskingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of SalemΣαλήμ,SalēmG4532andpriestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316τοῦtouG3588Most Highὑψίστου,hupsistouG5310.ὁhoG3588He metσυναντήσαςsunantēsasG4876AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11returningὑποστρέφοντιhupostrephontiG5290fromἀπὸapoG575theτῆςtēsG3588slaughterκοπῆςkopēsG2871of theτῶνtōnG3588kingsβασιλέωνbasileōnG935andκαὶkaiG2532blessedεὐλογήσαςeulogēsasG2127himαὐτόν,autonG846,

2andκαὶkaiG2532AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11apportionedἐμέρισενemerisenG3307toᾧhōG3739hima tenthG1181ofἀπὸapoG575everythingπάντωνpantōnG3956.FirstG4412, his nameμὲνmenG3303meansἑρμηνευόμενοςhermēneuomenosG2059“kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343δὲdeG1161.”ThenἔπειταepeitaG1899alsoκαὶkaiG2532, “kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of SalemΣαλήμ,SalēmG4532ὅhoG3739”meansἐστινestinG1510“kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of peaceεἰρήνης,eirēnēsG1515.”

3Without fatherἀπάτωρ,apatōrG540ormotherἀμήτωρ,amētōrG282orgenealogyἀγενεαλόγητος,agenealogētosG35,withoutμήτε ἔχων,mēte echōnG2192 G3383beginningἀρχὴνarchēnG746of daysἡμερῶν,hēmerōnG2250orμήτεmēteG3383endτέλοςtelosG5056of lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222δὲdeG1161,likeἀφωμοιωμένοςaphōmoiōmenosG871theτῷtōG3588SonυἱῷhuiōG5207τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,he remainsμένειmeneiG3306a priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409forεἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588all timeδιηνεκές.¶diēnekesG1336.

4δὲdeG1161ConsiderΘεωρεῖτεTheōreiteG2334how greatπηλίκοςpēlikosG4080Melchizedek wasοὗτος,houtosG3778:EvenκαὶkaiG2532theτῶνtōnG3588patriarchπατριάρχης.patriarchēsG3966AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325himᾧhōG3739a tenthG1181ofἐκekG1537theὁhoG3588plunderἀκροθινίωνakrothiniōnG205.

5Nowκαὶ μὲνkai menG2532 G3303κατὰkataG2596theοἱhoiG3588lawνόμον,nomonG3551commandsἐντολὴν ἔχουσινentolēn echousinG2192 G1785theτῶνtōnG3588sonsἐκ υἱῶν τὴνek huiōn tēnG1537 G3588 G5207of LeviΛευὶLeuiG3017who becomeλαμβάνοντεςlambanontesG2983τὸνtonG3588priestsἱερατείανhi'erateianG2405to collect a tenthἀποδεκατοῦνapodekatounG586from theτὸνtonG3588peopleλαὸνlaonG2992—thatτοῦτ᾽tout᾽G3778isἔστινestinG1510,fromτοὺςtousG3588theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80—thoughκαίπερkaiperG2539they too are descendedἐξεληλυθόταςexelēluthotasG1831fromἐκ τῆς ὀσφύοςek tēs osphuosG1537 G3588 G3751AbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11.

6ButδὲdeG1161MelchizedekὁhoG3588,who did not trace his descentμὴ γενεαλογούμενοςmē genealogoumenosG3361 G1075fromἐξexG1537LeviαὐτῶνautōnG846,collected a tenthδεδεκάτωκενdedekatōkenG1183from AbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11andκαὶkaiG2532blessedεὐλόγηκεν.eulogēkenG2127him whoτὸνtonG3588hadἔχονταechontaG2192theτὰςtasG3588promisesἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860.

7AndδὲdeG1161indisputablyχωρὶς πάσης ἀντιλογίας·chōris pasēs antilogiasG5565 G3956 G485,theτὸtoG3588lesserἔλαττονelattonG1640is blessedεὐλογεῖται.eulogeitaiG2127byὑπὸhupoG5259theτοῦtouG3588greaterG2909.

8In the caseκαὶ ὧδε μὲνkai hōde menG2532 G3303 G5602of the Levites,mortalἀποθνῄσκοντεςapothnēskontesG599menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444collectλαμβάνουσινlambanousinG2983the tenthG1181;butδὲdeG1161in the caseἐκεῖekeiG1563of Melchizedek,it is affirmedμαρτυρούμενοςmarturoumenosG3140thatὅτιhotiG3754he lives onζῇ.zēaG2198.

9AndκαὶkaiG2532soὡςhōsG5613to speakἔπος εἰπεῖν·epos eipeinG2031 G2036,LeviΛευὶLeuiG3017καὶkaiG2532,whoὁhoG3588collectsλαμβάνωνlambanōnG2983thetenthG1181,paid the tenthδεδεκάτωται.dedekatōtaiG1183throughδι᾽di᾽G1223AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11.

10ForγὰρgarG1063whenὅτεhoteG3753MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκ.¶MelchisedekG3198metσυνήντησενsunēntēsenG4876AbrahamαὐτῷautōG846, LeviwasἦνēnG1510stillἔτιetiG2089inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588loinὀσφύϊosphuiG3751ofτοῦtouG3588hisancestorπατρὸςpatrosG3962.

A Superior Priesthood

11NowοὖνounG3767ifΕἰEiG1487perfectionτελείωσιςteleiōsisG5050could have been attainedἦν,ēnG1510μὲνmenG3303throughδιὰdiaG1223theτῆςtēsG3588LeviticalΛευιτικῆςLeuitikēsG3020priesthoodἱερωσύνηςhi'erōsunēsG2420(forγὰρgarG1063onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909this basisαὐτῆςautēsG846theὁhoG3588peopleλαὸςlaosG2992received the lawνενομοθέτηται,nenomothetētaiG3549),whyτίςtisG5101was therestillἔτιetiG2089needχρείαchreiaG5532foranotherἕτερονheteronG2087priestἱερέαhi'ereaG2409to appearἀνίστασθαιanistasthaiG450—oneλέγεσθαι;legesthaiG3004inκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588orderτάξινtaxinG5010of MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκMelchisedekG3198andκαὶkaiG2532notοὐouG3756inκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588orderτάξινtaxinG5010of AaronἈαρὼνAarōnG2?

12ForγὰρgarG1063whentheτῆςtēsG3588priesthoodἱερωσύνηςhi'erōsunēsG2420is changedμετατιθεμένηςmetatithemenēsG3346, thelawνόμουnomouG3551mustἐξ ἀνάγκηςex anagkēsG1537 G318be changedμετάθεσις γίνεται.metathesis ginetaiG3331 G1096as wellκαὶkaiG2532.

13γὰρgarG1063Heofἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909whomὃνhonG3739these thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778are saidλέγεταιlegetaiG3004belonged toμετέσχηκεν,meteschēkenG3348a differentἑτέραςheterasG2087tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443,fromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575whichἧςhēsG3739no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762has ever servedπροσέσχηκενproseschēkenG4337at theτῷtōG3588altarθυσιαστηρίῳ.thusiastēriōG2379.

14ForγὰρgarG1063it isclearπρόδηλονprodēlonG4271thatὅτιhotiG3754ourG1473ὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962descendedἀνατέταλκενanatetalkenG393fromἐξexG1537JudahG2448,a tribeφυλὴνphulēnG5443as toεἰςeisG1519whichἣνhēnG3739MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475saidἐλάλησεν.¶elalēsenG2980nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762aboutπερὶperiG4012priestsἱερέωνhi'ereōnG2409.

15AndΚαὶKaiG2532this pointisἐστιν,estinG1510evenἔτιetiG2089moreG4053clearκατάδηλόνkatadēlonG2612ifεἰeiG1487anotherἕτερος,heterosG2087priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409κατὰkataG2596τὴνtēnG3588likeὁμοιότηταhomoiotētaG3665MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκMelchisedekG3198appearsἀνίσταταιanistataiG450,

16one whoὃςhosG3739has becomeγέγονενgegonenG1096a priestnotοὐouG3756byκατὰkataG2596a lawνόμονnomonG3551of successionἐντολῆς σαρκίνηςentolēs sarkinēsG1785 G4560,butἀλλὰallaG235byκατὰkataG2596thepowerδύναμινdunaminG1411of an indestructibleἀκαταλύτου·akatalutouG179lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222.

17ForγὰρgarG1063it is testifiedμαρτυρεῖταιmartureitaiG3140ὅτιhotiG3754: “YouσὺsuG4771area priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409foreverεἰς τὸν αἰῶναeis ton aiōnaG1519 G3588 G165inκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588orderτάξινtaxinG5010of MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκ.¶MelchisedekG3198.”

18Soμὲν γὰρmen garG3303 G1063the formerπροαγούσηςproagousēsG4254commandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785isγίνεταιginetaiG1096set asideἈθέτησιςAthetēsisG115becauseδιὰdiaG1223itαὐτῆςautēsG846wasτὸtoG3588weakἀσθενὲςasthenesG772andκαὶkaiG2532uselessἀνωφελές,anōphelesG512

19(forγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588lawνόμος,nomosG3551made nothing perfectοὐδὲν ἐτελείωσενouden eteleiōsenG5048 G3762),andδὲdeG1161a betterG2909hopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680isintroducedἐπεισαγωγὴepeisagōgēG1898,byδι᾽di᾽G1223whichἧςhēsG3739we draw nearἐγγίζομενengizomenG1448τῷtōG3588to Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

20Andκαὶ καθ᾽kai kath᾽G2532 G2596noneοὐouG3756of thisὅσονhosonG3745happenedwithoutG5565an oathὁρκωμοσίας.horkōmosiasG3728.ForG1063G1510othersG3588G3303becameG1096priestsG2409withoutG5565an oathG3728,

21butδὲdeG1161Jesus became a priestὁhoG3588withμετὰmetaG3326an oathὁρκωμοσίαςhorkōmosiasG3728byδιὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588One whosaidλέγοντοςlegontosG3004toπρὸςprosG4314Himαὐτόν·autonG846: “TheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962has swornὤμοσενōmosenG3660andκαὶkaiG2532will not change His mindοὐ μεταμεληθήσεται·ou metamelēthēsetaiG3756 G3338: ‘YouσὺsuG4771area priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409foreverεἰς τὸν αἰῶναeis ton aiōnaG1519 G3588 G165.’”

22Because ofκατὰkataG2596thisτοσοῦτοtosoutoG5118oathκαὶkaiG2532,JesusἸησοῦς.¶IēsousG2424has becomeγέγονενgegonenG1096theguaranteeἔγγυοςenguosG1450of a betterG2909covenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242.

23NowΚαὶ μὲνKai menG2532 G3303thereεἰσινeisinG1510have beenγεγονότεςgegonotesG1096manyπλείονέςpleionesG4119otherοἱhoiG3588priestsἱερεῖςhi'ereisG2409,sinceδιὰdiaG1223τὸtoG3588deathθανάτῳthanatōG2288prevented them fromκωλύεσθαιkōluesthaiG2967continuingπαραμένειν·parameneinG3887in office.

24ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588becauseδιὰdiaG1223JesusαὐτὸνautonG846τὸtoG3588livesμένεινmeneinG3306foreverεἰς τὸν αἰῶναeis ton aiōnaG1519 G3588 G165,He hasἔχειecheiG2192τὴνtēnG3588a permanentἀπαράβατονaparabatonG531priesthoodἱερωσύνην·hi'erōsunēnG2420.

25ThereforeὅθενhothenG3606καὶkaiG2532He is ableδύναταιdunataiG1410to saveσῴζεινsōzeinG4982completelyεἰς τὸ παντελὲςeis to pantelesG1519 G3588 G3838those whoτοὺςtousG3588draw nearπροσερχομένουςproserchomenousG4334τῷtōG3588to GodθεῷtheōG2316throughδι᾽di᾽G1223HimαὐτοῦautouG846, since HealwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842livesζῶνzōnG2198εἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588to intercedeἐντυγχάνεινentugchaneinG1793forὑπὲρhuperG5228themαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846.

26SuchΤοιοῦτοςToioutosG5108a high priestἀρχιερεύς,archiereusG749trulyγὰρgarG1063καὶkaiG2532befitsἔπρεπενeprepenG4241usG1473—One who isholyὅσιος,hosiosG3741,innocentἄκακος,akakosG172,undefiledἀμίαντος,amiantosG283,set apartκεχωρισμένοςkechōrismenosG5563fromἀπὸapoG575τῶνtōnG3588sinnersἁμαρτωλῶν,hamartōlōnG268,andκαὶkaiG2532exaltedγενόμενος·genomenosG1096aboveὑψηλότεροςhupsēloterosG5308theτῶνtōnG3588heavensοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772.

27UnlikeὥσπερhōsperG5618theοἱhoiG3588otherhigh priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749, HeὃςhosG3739doesἔχειecheiG2192notοὐκoukG3756needἀνάγκηνanagkēnG318to offerἀναφέρεινanaphereinG399dailyκαθ᾽ ἡμέρανkath᾽ hēmeranG2596 G2250sacrificesθυσίαςthusiasG2378,firstπρότερονproteronG4386forὑπὲρhuperG5228HisτῶνtōnG3588ownἰδίωνidiōnG2398sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266and thenἔπειταepeitaG1899forτῶνtōnG3588the sinsof theτοῦtouG3588peopleλαοῦ·laouG2992γὰρgarG1063;Heτοῦτο ἐποίησενtouto epoiēsenG4160 G3778sacrificed for sinonce for allἐφάπαξephapaxG2178when He offered upἀνενέγκας.anenegkasG399Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438.

28ForγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588lawνόμοςnomosG3551appointsκαθίστησινkathistēsinG2525as high priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444who areἔχονταςechontasG2192weakἀσθένειαν,astheneianG769;butδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588oathὁρκωμοσίαςhorkōmosiasG3728,whichτῆςtēsG3588cameafterμετὰmetaG3326theτῆςtēsG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551τὸνtonG3588, appointedλόγοςlogosG3056theSonυἱὸνhuionG5207,who has been made perfectτετελειωμένον.¶teteleiōmenonG5048foreverεἰς τὸν αἰῶναeis ton aiōnaG1519 G3588 G165.

(Genesis 14:17–24)

A Superior Priesthood

Commentaries on Hebrews 7