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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.

1This Melchizedek was king of the city of Salem and also a priest of God Most High. When Abraham was returning home after winning a great battle against the kings, Melchizedek met him and blessed him.

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."

2Then Abraham took a tenth of all he had captured in battle and gave it to Melchizedek. The name Melchizedek means “king of justice,” and king of Salem means “king of peace.”

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.

3There is no record of his father or mother or any of his ancestors—no beginning or end to his life. He remains a priest forever, resembling the Son of God.

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

4Consider then how great this Melchizedek was. Even Abraham, the great patriarch of Israel, recognized this by giving him a tenth of what he had taken in battle.

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.

5Now the law of Moses required that the priests, who are descendants of Levi, must collect a tithe from the rest of the people of Israel, who are also descendants of Abraham.

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

6But Melchizedek, who was not a descendant of Levi, collected a tenth from Abraham. And Melchizedek placed a blessing upon Abraham, the one who had already received the promises of God.

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

7And without question, the person who has the power to give a blessing is greater than the one who is blessed.

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

8The priests who collect tithes are men who die, so Melchizedek is greater than they are, because we are told that he lives on.

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

9In addition, we might even say that these Levites—the ones who collect the tithe—paid a tithe to Melchizedek when their ancestor Abraham paid a tithe to him.

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

10For although Levi wasn’t born yet, the seed from which he came was in Abraham’s body when Melchizedek collected the tithe from him.

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?

11So if the priesthood of Levi, on which the law was based, could have achieved the perfection God intended, why did God need to establish a different priesthood, with a priest in the order of Melchizedek instead of the order of Levi and Aaron?

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

12And if the priesthood is changed, the law must also be changed to permit it.

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

13For the priest we are talking about belongs to a different tribe, whose members have never served at the altar as priests.

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

14What I mean is, our Lord came from the tribe of Judah, and Moses never mentioned priests coming from that tribe. Jesus Is like Melchizedek

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

15This change has been made very clear since a different priest, who is like Melchizedek, has appeared.

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

16Jesus became a priest, not by meeting the physical requirement of belonging to the tribe of Levi, but by the power of a life that cannot be destroyed.

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

17And the psalmist pointed this out when he prophesied, “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”

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

18Yes, the old requirement about the priesthood was set aside because it was weak and useless.

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

19For the law never made anything perfect. But now we have confidence in a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

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

20This new system was established with a solemn oath. Aaron’s descendants became priests without such an oath,

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."

21but there was an oath regarding Jesus. For God said to him, “The LORD has taken an oath and will not break his vow: ‘You are a priest forever.’”

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

22Because of this oath, Jesus is the one who guarantees this better covenant with God.

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

23There were many priests under the old system, for death prevented them from remaining in office.

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

24But because Jesus lives forever, his priesthood lasts forever.

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

25Therefore he is able, once and forever, to save those who come to God through him. He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf.

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

26He is the kind of high priest we need because he is holy and blameless, unstained by sin. He has been set apart from sinners and has been given the highest place of honor in heaven.

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.

27Unlike those other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices every day. They did this for their own sins first and then for the sins of the people. But Jesus did this once for all when he offered himself as the sacrifice for the people’s sins.

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.

28The law appointed high priests who were limited by human weakness. But after the law was given, God appointed his Son with an oath, and his Son has been made the perfect High Priest forever.

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