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Hebrews 7:16-24

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.

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