New American Standard Bible 1995

Hebrews 7

Melchizedek’s Priesthood Like Christ’s

1For thisΟὗτοςHoutosG3778MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκ,MelchisedekG3198,kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of SalemΣαλήμ,SalēmG4532,priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409of theMostὑψίστου,hupsistouG5310HighG5310GodθεοῦtheouG2316,who metσυναντήσαςsunantēsasG4876AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11as he was returningὑποστρέφοντιhupostrephontiG5290from the slaughterκοπῆςkopēsG2871of the kingsβασιλέωνbasileōnG935and blessedεὐλογήσαςeulogēsasG2127him,

2to whomᾧhōG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11apportionedἐμέρισενemerisenG3307a tenthG1181partG1181of allπάντωνpantōnG3956the spoils,was firstG4413of allG4413,by the translationἑρμηνευόμενοςhermēneuomenosG2059of his name,kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,and thenἔπειταepeitaG1899alsoκαὶkaiG2532kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of SalemΣαλήμ,SalēmG4532,whichὅhoG3739is kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of peaceεἰρήνης,eirēnēsG1515.

3WithoutG540fatherG540,withoutG282motherG282,withoutG35genealogyG35,havingἔχων,echōnG2192neitherμήτεmēteG3383beginningἀρχὴνarchēnG746of daysἡμερῶν,hēmerōnG2250norμήτεmēteG3383endτέλοςtelosG5056of lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222,but madeG871likeG871the SonυἱῷhuiōG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,he remainsμένειmeneiG3306a priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409perpetuallyεἰς διηνεκές.¶eis diēnekesG1519 G1336.

4NowδὲdeG1161observeΘεωρεῖτεTheōreiteG2334howπηλίκοςpēlikosG4080greatG4080thisG3778manG3778was to whomᾧhōG3739AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11, thepatriarchπατριάρχης.patriarchēsG3966,gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325a tenthG1181of the choicestG205spoilsG205.

5And thoseG3588indeedμὲνmenG3303ofthe sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of LeviΛευὶLeuiG3017who receiveλαμβάνοντεςlambanontesG2983the priest’sG2405officeG2405haveἔχουσινechousinG2192commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785in the Lawνόμον,nomonG3551to collectG586a tenthG586from the peopleλαὸνlaonG2992,that is, from their brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80,althoughκαίπερkaiperG2539theseare descendedἐξεληλυθότας ὀσφύοςexelēluthotas osphuosG1831 G3751from AbrahamἈβραάμ.AbraamG11.

6But the onewhose genealogyG1075is not tracedG1075from themcollectedG1183a tenthG1183from AbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11andblessedεὐλόγηκεν.eulogēkenG2127the one whohadἔχονταechontaG2192the promisesἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860.

7But withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565anyπάσηςpasēsG3956disputeἀντιλογίας·antilogiasG485the lesserἔλαττονelattonG1640is blessedεὐλογεῖται.eulogeitaiG2127by the greaterG2909.

8In thisG5602caseG5602mortalἀποθνῄσκοντεςapothnēskontesG599menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444receiveλαμβάνουσινlambanousinG2983tithesG1181,but in that caseἐκεῖekeiG1563one receives them,of whom it is witnessedμαρτυρούμενοςmarturoumenosG3140that he livesζῇ.zēaG2198on.

9And, soὡς ἔποςhōs eposG5613 G2031to speakG3004,throughδι᾽di᾽G1223AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11evenG2532LeviΛευὶLeuiG3017,who receivedλαμβάνωνlambanōnG2983tithesG1181,paidG1183tithesG1183,

10for he was stillἔτιetiG2089in the loinsὀσφύϊosphuiG3751of his fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962whenὅτεhoteG3753MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκ.¶MelchisedekG3198metσυνήντησενsunēntēsenG4876him.

11NowοὖνounG3767ifΕἰEiG1487perfectionτελείωσιςteleiōsisG5050was throughδιὰdiaG1223the LeviticalΛευιτικῆςLeuitikēsG3020priesthoodἱερωσύνηςhi'erōsunēsG2420(for on the basisἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909of itthe peopleλαὸςlaosG2992receivedG3549the LawG3549),whatτίςtisG5101furtherἔτιetiG2089needχρείαchreiaG5532was therefor anotherἕτερονheteronG2087priestἱερέαhi'ereaG2409to ariseἀνίστασθαιanistasthaiG450accordingκατὰkataG2596to the orderτάξινtaxinG5010of MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκMelchisedekG3198,and not be designatedλέγεσθαι;legesthaiG3004accordingκατὰkataG2596to the orderτάξινtaxinG5010of AaronἈαρὼνAarōnG2?

12For when the priesthoodἱερωσύνηςhi'erōsunēsG2420is changedμετατιθεμένηςmetatithemenēsG3346,of necessityἀνάγκηςanagkēsG318there takesG1096placeγίνεται.ginetaiG1096a changeμετάθεσιςmetathesisG3331of lawνόμουnomouG3551alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

13Forthe one concerningἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909whomὃνhonG3739theseG3778thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778are spokenλέγεταιlegetaiG3004belongsμετέσχηκεν,meteschēkenG3348to anotherἑτέραςheterasG2087tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443,from whichἧςhēsG3739noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762has officiatedπροσέσχηκενproseschēkenG4337at the altarθυσιαστηρίῳ.thusiastēriōG2379.

14For it is evidentπρόδηλονprodēlonG4271that our LordκύριοςkuriosG2962wasdescendedἀνατέταλκενanatetalkenG393from JudahἸούδαIoudaG2455,a tribeφυλὴνphulēnG5443with referenceεἰςeisG1519to whichἣνhēnG3739MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475spokeἐλάλησεν.¶elalēsenG2980nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762concerningπερὶperiG4012priestsἱερέωνhi'ereōnG2409.

15And this is clearerκατάδηλόνkatadēlonG2612stillἔτιetiG2089,ifεἰeiG1487anotherἕτερος,heterosG2087priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409arisesἀνίσταταιanistataiG450accordingκατὰkataG2596to the likenessὁμοιότηταhomoiotētaG3665of MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκMelchisedekG3198,

16whoὃςhosG3739has becomeγέγονενgegonenG1096suchnot on the basisκατὰkataG2596of a lawνόμονnomonG3551ofphysicalσαρκίνηςsarkinēsG4560requirementἐντολῆςentolēsG1785,but accordingκατὰkataG2596to the powerδύναμινdunaminG1411ofan indestructibleἀκαταλύτου·akatalutouG179lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222.

17For it is attestedμαρτυρεῖταιmartureitaiG3140of Him, “You are a priestἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409foreverαἰῶναaiōnaG165AccordingκατὰkataG2596to the orderτάξινtaxinG5010of MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκ.¶MelchisedekG3198.”

18For, on the oneG3303handG3303,there is a settingG115asideG115of a formerπροαγούσηςproagousēsG4254commandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785becauseδιὰdiaG1223of its weaknessἀσθενὲςasthenesG772and uselessnessἀνωφελές,anōphelesG512

19(forthe Lawνόμος,nomosG3551madeG5048nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762perfectἐτελείωσενeteleiōsenG5048),and on the otherG1161handG1161there is a bringingἐπεισαγωγὴepeisagōgēG1898in of a betterG2909hopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680,throughδι᾽di᾽G1223whichἧςhēsG3739wedrawἐγγίζομενengizomenG1448nearG1448to Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

20And inasmuchκαθ᾽ ὅσονkath᾽ hosonG2596 G3745as it wasnot withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565an oathὁρκωμοσίας.horkōmosiasG3728

21(for they indeedG3303becameG1096priestsἱερεὺςhi'ereusG2409withoutG5565an oathὁρκωμοσίαςhorkōmosiasG3728,but He with an oathG3728throughδιὰdiaG1223the One who saidλέγοντοςlegontosG3004to Him, “The LordκύριοςkuriosG2962has swornὤμοσενōmosenG3660Andwill not changeG3338His mindG3338, ‘You are a priestG2409foreverαἰῶναaiōnaG165’”);

22soτοσοῦτοtosoutoG5118muchG5118the moreκατὰkataG2596alsoκαὶkaiG2532JesusἸησοῦς.¶IēsousG2424has becomeγέγονενgegonenG1096theguaranteeἔγγυοςenguosG1450ofa betterG2909covenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242.

23The formerpriestsἱερεῖςhi'ereisG2409,on the oneG3303handG3303,existedεἰσιν γεγονότεςeisin gegonotesG1510 G1096in greaterG4183numbersG4183becauseδιὰdiaG1223they were preventedκωλύεσθαιkōluesthaiG2967by deathθανάτῳthanatōG2288from continuingπαραμένειν·parameneinG3887,

24but Jesus, on the otherG1161handG1161,becauseδιὰdiaG1223He continuesμένεινmeneinG3306foreverαἰῶναaiōnaG165,holdsἔχειecheiG2192His priesthoodἱερωσύνην·hi'erōsunēnG2420permanentlyἀπαράβατονaparabatonG531.

25ThereforeὅθενhothenG3606He is ableδύναταιdunataiG1410alsoκαὶkaiG2532tosaveσῴζεινsōzeinG4982foreverπαντελὲςpantelesG1519 G3838thoseG3588whodrawπροσερχομένουςproserchomenousG4334nearG4334to GodθεῷtheōG2316throughδι᾽di᾽G1223Him, since He alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842livesζῶνzōnG2198tomakeG1793intercessionG1793for them.

26For it was fittingἔπρεπενeprepenG4241for us to have suchΤοιοῦτοςToioutosG5108ahighἀρχιερεύς,archiereusG749priestG749,holyὅσιος,hosiosG3741,innocentἄκακος,akakosG172,undefiledἀμίαντος,amiantosG283,separatedκεχωρισμένοςkechōrismenosG5563from sinnersἁμαρτωλῶν,hamartōlōnG268andexaltedὑψηλότεροςhupsēloterosG5308above the heavensοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772;

27whoὃςhosG3739does not needἀνάγκηνanagkēnG318dailyκαθ᾽ ἡμέρανkath᾽ hēmeranG2596 G2250,likeὥσπερhōsperG5618thoseG3588highἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749, toofferἀναφέρεινanaphereinG399up sacrificesθυσίαςthusiasG2378,firstG4387for His ownἰδίωνidiōnG2398sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266and thenἔπειταepeitaG1899for the sinsof the peopleλαοῦ·laouG2992,becauseγὰρgarG1063thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778He didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160onceἐφάπαξephapaxG2178for allG2178when Heofferedἀνενέγκας.anenegkasG399up Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438.

28For the LawνόμοςnomosG3551appointsκαθίστησινkathistēsinG2525menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444as highἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749who are weakἀσθένειαν,astheneianG769,but the wordλόγοςlogosG3056of the oathὁρκωμοσίαςhorkōmosiasG3728,which came afterμετὰmetaG3326the LawνόμονnomonG3551, appointsa SonυἱὸνhuionG5207,madeG5048perfectτετελειωμένον.¶teteleiōmenonG5048foreverαἰῶναaiōnaG165.

Melchizedek’s Priesthood Like Christ’s

Commentaries on Hebrews 7