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Hebrews 7

1ForthisMelchisedec,KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935ofSalemΣαλήμ,SalēmG4532,priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409ofthemostὑψίστου,hupsistouG5310highG5310GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whometAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11returningὑποστρέφοντιhupostrephontiG5290fromsmitingthekingsβασιλέωνbasileōnG935,andblessedG2127him;

2towhomAbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11gavealsoκαὶkaiG2532thetenthportionofall;firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413beingG1510interpretedKingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935ofrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,andthenalsoκαὶkaiG2532KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935ofSalemΣαλήμ,SalēmG4532,whichisG1510KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935ofpeaceεἰρήνης,eirēnēsG1515;

3withoutfather,withoutmother,withoutgenealogy;havingneitherbeginningofdaysἡμερῶν,hēmerōnG2250norendτέλοςtelosG5056oflifeζωῆςzōēsG2222,butassimilatedtotheSonυἱῷhuiōG5207ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,abidesG3306apriestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409continually.

4NowδὲdeG1161considerhowπηλίκοςpēlikosG4080greatthis[personage]was,towhom[evenκαὶkaiG2532]thepatriarchπατριάρχης.patriarchēsG3966AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11gaveG1325atenthoutofthespoils.

5AndtheyindeedfromamongthesonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207ofLeviΛευὶLeuiG3017,whoreceiveG2983thepriesthood,havecommandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785totakeG2983tithesfromthepeopleλαὸνlaonG2992accordingκατὰkataG2596tothelawνόμον,nomonG3551,thatisG1510fromtheirbrethren,thoughtheseareG1510comeἐξεληλυθόταςexelēluthotasG1831outoftheloinsὀσφύοςosphuosG3751ofAbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11:

6buthewhohasnogenealogyfromthemhastithedAbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11,andblessedG2127himwhohadthepromisesG1860.

7Butbeyondallgainsaying,theinferiorisblessedG2127bythebetter.

8AndhereὧδεhōdeG5602dyingG599menG444receiveλαμβάνουσινlambanousinG2983tithes;butthere[one]ofwhomthewitnessG3140isthathelivesG2198;

9and,sotospeakG3004,throughAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,LevialsoG2532,whoreceivedG2983tithes,hasbeenmadetopaytithes.

10ForhewasG1510yetG2089intheloinsὀσφύϊosphuiG3751ofhisfatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962whenὅτεhoteG3753Melchisedecmethim.

11IfindeedthenperfectionwereG1510bytheLeviticalpriesthoodἱερωσύνηςhi'erōsunēsG2420,forthepeopleλαὸςlaosG2992hadtheirlawgiventotheminconnexionwithit,whatneedχρείαchreiaG5532[wasG1510there]stillἔτιetiG2089thatadifferentG2087priestἱερέαhi'ereaG2409shouldariseἀνίστασθαιanistasthaiG450accordingG2596totheorderτάξινtaxinG5010ofMelchisedec,andnotbeG1510namedaftertheorderτάξινtaxinG5010ofAaronἈαρὼνAarōnG2?

12For,thepriesthoodἱερωσύνηςhi'erōsunēsG2420beingchanged,theretakesplaceγίνεται.ginetaiG1096ofnecessityἀνάγκηςanagkēsG318achangeoflawνόμουnomouG3551alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

13Forhe,ofwhomthesethingsταῦτα,tautaG3778aresaidG3004,belongstoadifferentG2087tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443,ofwhichnooneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762has[ever] been attachedtotheserviceofthealtarθυσιαστηρίῳ.thusiastēriōG2379.

14ForitisclearthatourLordκύριοςkuriosG2962hassprungoutofJuda,astowhichtribeφυλὴνphulēnG5443MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475spakenothingastopriestsἱερέωνhi'ereōnG2409.

15AnditisG1510yetmoreG2089abundantly evident,sinceadifferentG2087priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409arisesG450accordingκατὰkataG2596tothesimilitudeofMelchisedec,

16whohasbeenconstitutednotaccordingκατὰkataG2596tolawνόμονnomonG3551offleshlycommandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785,butaccordingκατὰkataG2596topowerδύναμινdunaminG1411ofindissolublelifeζωῆςzōēsG2222.

17ForitisbornewitnessG3140, Thou artapriestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409foreveraccordingκατὰkataG2596totheorderτάξινtaxinG5010ofMelchisedec.

18ForthereisasettingasideofthecommandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785goingG4254beforeforitsweaknessἀσθενὲςasthenesG772andunprofitableness,

19(forthelawνόμος,nomosG3551perfectedἐτελείωσενeteleiōsenG5048nothing,)andtheintroductionofabetterhopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680bywhichwedrawἐγγίζομενengizomenG1448nightoGodθεῷ.theōG2316.

20AndbyhowG3745muchὅσονhosonG3745[itwasG1510]notwithouttheswearingofanoathὁρκωμοσίας.horkōmosiasG3728;

21(fortheyarebecomepriestsἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409withouttheswearingofanoathὁρκωμοσίαςhorkōmosiasG3728,buthewiththeswearingofanoathG3728,byhimwhosaidλέγοντοςlegontosG3004,astohim,TheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962hasswornὤμοσενōmosenG3660,andwillnotrepent [ofit], Thou [art]priestG2409forever[accordingtotheorderofMelchisedec];)

22bysomuchτοσοῦτοtosoutoG5118JesusἸησοῦς.¶IēsousG2424becameγέγονενgegonenG1096suretyofabettercovenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242.

23AndtheyhavebeenG1510manyG4183priestsἱερεῖςhi'ereisG2409,onaccountG1223ofbeingG1510hinderedG2967fromcontinuingG3887bydeathθανάτῳthanatōG2288;

24buthe,becauseofhiscontinuingforever,hasthepriesthoodἱερωσύνην·hi'erōsunēnG2420unchangeable.

25WhencealsoκαὶkaiG2532heisableδύναταιdunataiG1410tosaveσῴζεινsōzeinG4982completelythosewhoapproachG4334byhimtoGodθεῷtheōG2316,alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842livingG2198tointercedeforthem.

26Forsuchahighἀρχιερεύς,archiereusG749priestG749becameγενόμενος·genomenosG1096us,holyὅσιος,hosiosG3741, harmless,undefiledἀμίαντος,amiantosG283,separatedG5563fromsinnersἁμαρτωλῶν,hamartōlōnG268,andbecomeG1096higherthantheheavensοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772:

27whohasnotdayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250bydayG2250need,asthehighἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749,firsttoofferG4374upsacrificesG2378forhisownἰδίωνidiōnG2398sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266,thenἔπειταepeitaG1899[for]thoseofthepeopleλαοῦ·laouG2992;forthishedidonceἐφάπαξephapaxG2178forall[in]havingofferedG4374uphimself.

28ForthelawνόμοςnomosG3551constitutesmenG444highἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749,havinginfirmityG769;butthewordλόγοςlogosG3056oftheswearingoftheoathὁρκωμοσίαςhorkōmosiasG3728which[is]afterthelawνόμονnomonG3551,aSonυἱὸνhuionG5207perfectedτετελειωμένον.¶teteleiōmenonG5048forever.

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