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Hebrews 7:23-28

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.

25ThereforeὅθενhothenG3606He is alsoκαὶkaiG2532ableδύναταιdunataiG1410tosaveσῴζεινsōzeinG4982foreverπαντελὲςpantelesG1519 G3838thoseG3588whocomeG4334toG4334GodθεῷtheōG2316throughδι᾽di᾽G1223Him, since He alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842livesζῶνzōnG2198tomakeG1793intercessionG1793for them.

26For it was fittingἔπρεπενeprepenG4241for us to have suchG5108aG5108highἀρχιερεύς,archiereusG749priestG749,holyὅσιος,hosiosG3741,innocentἄκακος,akakosG172,undefiledἀμίαντος,amiantosG283,separatedκεχωρισμένοςkechōrismenosG5563from sinnersἁμαρτωλῶν,hamartōlōnG268, andexaltedὑψηλότερος γενόμενος·hupsēloteros genomenosG1096 G5308above the heavensοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772;

27whoὃςhosG3739hasἔχειecheiG2192noοὐκoukG3756dailyκαθ᾽ ἡμέρανkath᾽ hēmeranG2596 G2250needἀνάγκηνanagkēnG318,likeὥσπερhōsperG5618thoseG3588highἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749, toofferἀναφέρεινanaphereinG399upG399sacrificesθυσίαςthusiasG2378,firstG4387for His ownἰδίωνidiōnG2398sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266and thenἔπειταepeitaG1899for the sinsof the peopleλαοῦ·laouG2992,becauseγὰρgarG1063He didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778onceἐφάπαξephapaxG2178forG2178allG2178time when Heofferedἀνενέγκας.anenegkasG399upG399Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438.

28For the LawνόμοςnomosG3551appointsκαθίστησινkathistēsinG2525menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444as highἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749who are weakἀσθένειαν,astheneianG769,but the wordλόγοςlogosG3056of the oathὁρκωμοσίαςhorkōmosiasG3728,which came afterμετὰmetaG3326the LawνόμονnomonG3551, appointsa SonυἱὸνhuionG5207, who has beenmadeG5048perfectτετελειωμένον.¶teteleiōmenonG5048foreverαἰῶναaiōnaG165.

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