Hebrews 7 NKJV ISV Parallel

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1For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

1Now this man Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of the Most High God, met Abraham and blessed him when he was returning from defeating the kings.

2to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all, first being translated “king of righteousness,” and then also king of Salem, meaning “king of peace,”

2Abraham gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything. In the first place, his name means "king of righteousness," and then he is also king of Salem, that is, "king of peace."

3without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, remains a priest continually.

3He has no father, mother, or genealogy, no birth date recorded for him, nor a date of death. Like the Son of God, he continues to be a priest forever.

4Now consider how great this man was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth of the spoils.

4Just look at how great this man was! Even Abraham—the patriarch himself—gave him a tenth of what he had captured!

5And indeed those who are of the sons of Levi, who receive the priesthood, have a commandment to receive tithes from the people according to the law, that is, from their brethren, though they have come from the loins of Abraham;

5The descendants of Levi who accept the priesthood have a commandment in the Law to collect a tenth from the people, that is, from their own brothers, even though they are also descendants of Abraham.

6but he whose genealogy is not derived from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.

6But this man, whose descent is not traced from them, collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed the man who had received the promises.

7Now beyond all contradiction the lesser is blessed by the better.

7It is beyond dispute that the less important person is blessed by the more important person.

8Here mortal men receive tithes, but there he receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives.

8Mortal men collect tithes, but we are informed by Scripture that Melchizedek keeps on living.

9Even Levi, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, so to speak,

9One might even say that Levi, who collects the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham,

10for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.

10because Levi was still inside his ancestor when Melchizedek met him.

11Therefore, if perfection were through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need was there that another priest should rise according to the order of Melchizedek, and not be called according to the order of Aaron?

11Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood—for on this basis the people received the Law—what further need would there be to speak of appointing another kind of priest according to the order of Melchizedek, not one according to the order of Aaron?

12For the priesthood being changed, of necessity there is also a change of the law.

12When a change in the priesthood takes place, there must also be a change in the Law.

13For He of whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no man has officiated at the altar.

13For the person we are talking about belonged to a different tribe, and no one from that tribe has ever served at the altar.

14For it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.

14Furthermore, it is obvious that our Lord was a descendant of Judah, and Moses said nothing about priests coming from that tribe.

15And it is yet far more evident if, in the likeness of Melchizedek, there arises another priest

15This point is even more obvious in that another priest who is like Melchizedek has appeared

16who has come, not according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life.

16who was appointed to be a priest, not on the basis of a genealogical registry, but rather on the power of an indestructible life.

17For He testifies: “You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek.”

17For it is declared about him, "You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek."

18For on the one hand there is an annulling of the former commandment because of its weakness and unprofitableness,

18Indeed, because it was weak and ineffective, the former commandment has been annulled,

19for the law made nothing perfect; on the other hand, there is the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

19since the Law made nothing perfect, and a better hope is presented, by which we approach God.

20And inasmuch as He was not made priest without an oath

20Now none of this happened without an oath. Others became priests without any oath,

21(for they have become priests without an oath, but He with an oath by Him who said to Him: “The LORD has sworn And will not relent, ‘You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek’ ” ),

21but Jesus became a priest with an oath when God told him, "The Lord has taken an oath and will not change his mind. You are a priest forever."

22by so much more Jesus has become a surety of a better covenant.

22In this way, Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.

23Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing.

23There have been many priests, since each one of them had to stop serving in office when he died.

24But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood.

24But because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood.

25Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.

25Therefore, because he always lives to intercede for them, he is able to save completely those who come to God through him.

26For such a High Priest was fitting for us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and has become higher than the heavens;

26We need such a high priest—one who is holy, innocent, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens.

27who does not need daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the people’s, for this He did once for all when He offered up Himself.

27He has no need to offer sacrifices every day like high priests do, first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this once for all when he sacrificed himself.

28For the law appoints as high priests men who have weakness, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints the Son who has been perfected forever.

28For the Law appoints as high priests men who are weak, but the promised oath, which came after the Law, results in a Son who is eternally perfect.

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