New American Standard Bible 2020

Hebrews 7:16-24

16whoὃςhosG3739has becomeγέγονενgegonenG1096a priestnot 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 thenullificationἈθέτησιςAthetēsisG115of a formerπροαγούσηςproagousēsG4254commandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785becauseδιὰdiaG1223of its weaknessἀσθενὲςasthenesG772and uselessnessἀνωφελές,anōphelesG512

19(forthe Lawνόμος,nomosG3551madeG5048nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762perfectἐτελείωσενeteleiōsenG5048);on the otherG1161handG1161, there is theintroductionἐπεισαγωγὴepeisagōgēG1898of a betterG2909hopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680,throughδι᾽di᾽G1223whichἧςhēsG3739wecomeG1448nearG1448to Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

20And to the extentὅσονhosonG3745that 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’”);

22by the sameG5118extentG5118JesusἸησοῦς.¶IēsousG2424alsoκαὶkaiG2532has becomeγέγονενgegonenG1096theguaranteeἔγγυοςenguosG1450ofa betterG2909covenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242.

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

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

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