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Hebrews 7:16-24

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.

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