Hebrews 7
New King James Version
The King of Righteousness(A)
7 For this (B)Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, 2 to 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,” 3 without 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.
4 Now consider how great this man was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth of the [a]spoils. 5 And indeed (C)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; 6 but he whose genealogy is not derived from them received tithes from Abraham (D)and blessed (E)him who had the promises. 7 Now beyond all contradiction the lesser is blessed by the better. 8 Here mortal men receive tithes, but there he receives them, (F)of whom it is witnessed that he lives. 9 Even Levi, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, so to speak, 10 for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.
Need for a New Priesthood(G)
11 (H)Therefore, 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? 12 For the priesthood being changed, of necessity there is also a change of the law. 13 For He of whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no man has [b]officiated at the altar.
14 For it is evident that (I)our Lord arose from (J)Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning [c]priesthood. 15 And it is yet far more evident if, in the likeness of Melchizedek, there arises another priest 16 who has come, not according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life. 17 For [d]He testifies:
(K)“You are a priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek.”
18 For on the one hand there is an annulling of the former commandment because of (L)its weakness and unprofitableness, 19 for (M)the law made nothing [e]perfect; on the other hand, there is the bringing in of (N)a better hope, through which (O)we draw near to God.
Greatness of the New Priest
20 And inasmuch as He was not made priest without an oath 21 (for they have become priests without an oath, but He with an oath by Him who said to Him:
(P)“The Lord has sworn
And will not relent,
‘You are a priest [f]forever
According to the order of Melchizedek’ ”),
22 by so much more Jesus has become a [g]surety of a (Q)better covenant.
23 Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing. 24 But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. 25 Therefore He is also (R)able to save [h]to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives (S)to make intercession for them.
26 For such a High Priest was fitting for us, (T)who is holy, [i]harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, (U)and has become higher than the heavens; 27 who does not need daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His (V)own sins and then for the people’s, for this He did once for all when He offered up Himself. 28 For 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.
Footnotes
- Hebrews 7:4 plunder
- Hebrews 7:13 served
- Hebrews 7:14 NU priests
- Hebrews 7:17 NU it is testified
- Hebrews 7:19 complete
- Hebrews 7:21 NU ends the quotation after forever.
- Hebrews 7:22 guarantee
- Hebrews 7:25 completely or forever
- Hebrews 7:26 innocent
Hebräer 7
Schlachter 2000
Melchisedek als Vorbild für das Priestertum Jesu Christi
7 Denn dieser Melchisedek [war] König von Salem, ein Priester Gottes, des Allerhöchsten; er kam Abraham entgegen, als der von der Niederwerfung der Könige zurückkehrte, und segnete ihn.
2 Ihm gab auch Abraham den Zehnten von allem. Er wird zuerst gedeutet als »König der Gerechtigkeit«, dann aber auch als »König von Salem«, das heißt König des Friedens.
3 Er ist ohne Vater, ohne Mutter, ohne Geschlechtsregister und hat weder Anfang der Tage noch Ende des Lebens; und als einer, der dem Sohn Gottes verglichen ist, bleibt er Priester für immer.
4 So seht nun, wie groß der ist, dem selbst Abraham, der Patriarch[a], den Zehnten von der Beute gab!
5 Zwar haben auch diejenigen von den Söhnen Levis, die das Priestertum empfangen, den Auftrag, vom Volk den Zehnten zu nehmen nach dem Gesetz, also von ihren Brüdern, obgleich diese aus Abrahams Lenden hervorgegangen sind;
6 der aber, der sein Geschlecht nicht von ihnen herleitet, hat von Abraham den Zehnten genommen und den gesegnet, der die Verheißungen hatte!
7 Nun ist es aber unwidersprechlich so, dass der Geringere von dem Höhergestellten[b] gesegnet wird;
8 und hier nehmen sterbliche Menschen den Zehnten, dort aber einer, von dem bezeugt wird, dass er lebt.
9 Und sozusagen ist durch Abraham auch für Levi, den Empfänger des Zehnten, der Zehnte entrichtet worden;
10 denn er war noch in der Lende seines Vaters, als Melchisedek ihm begegnete.
Jesus Christus als der vollkommene Hohepriester setzt das levitische Priestertum und das Gesetz beiseite
11 Wenn nun durch das levitische Priestertum die Vollkommenheit[c] [gekommen] wäre — denn unter diesem[d] hat das Volk das Gesetz empfangen —, wozu wäre es noch nötig, dass ein anderer Priester nach der Weise[e] Melchisedeks auftritt und nicht nach der Weise Aarons benannt wird?
12 Denn wenn das Priestertum verändert wird, so muss notwendigerweise auch eine Änderung des Gesetzes erfolgen.
13 Denn derjenige, von dem diese Dinge gesagt werden, gehört einem anderen Stamm an, von dem keiner am Altar gedient hat;
14 denn es ist ja bekannt, dass unser Herr aus Juda entsprossen ist; und zu diesem Stamm hat Mose nichts über ein Priestertum geredet.
15 Und noch viel klarer liegt die Sache, wenn ein anderer Priester auftritt, von gleicher Art wie Melchisedek,
16 der es nicht geworden ist aufgrund einer Gesetzesbestimmung, die auf fleischlicher [Abstammung] beruht, sondern aufgrund der Kraft unauflöslichen Lebens;
17 denn er bezeugt: »Du bist Priester in Ewigkeit nach der Weise Melchisedeks«.
18 Damit erfolgt nämlich eine Aufhebung des vorher gültigen Gebotes wegen seiner Kraftlosigkeit und Nutzlosigkeit —
19 denn das Gesetz hat nichts zur Vollkommenheit gebracht —, zugleich aber die Einführung einer besseren Hoffnung, durch die wir Gott nahen können.
20 Und insofern dies nicht ohne Eidschwur geschah — denn jene sind ohne Eidschwur Priester geworden,
21 dieser aber mit einem Eid durch den, der zu ihm sprach: »Der Herr hat geschworen, und es wird ihn nicht gereuen: Du bist Priester in Ewigkeit nach der Weise Melchisedeks«[f] —,
22 [insofern] ist Jesus umso mehr der Bürge eines besseren Bundes geworden.
23 Und jene sind in großer Anzahl Priester geworden, weil der Tod sie am Bleiben hinderte;
24 er aber hat, weil er in Ewigkeit bleibt, ein unübertragbares Priestertum.
25 Daher kann er auch diejenigen vollkommen[g] erretten, die durch ihn zu Gott kommen, weil er für immer lebt, um für sie einzutreten.
26 Denn ein solcher Hoherpriester tat uns not, der heilig, unschuldig, unbefleckt, von den Sündern abgesondert und höher als die Himmel ist,
27 der es nicht wie die Hohenpriester täglich nötig hat, zuerst für die eigenen Sünden Opfer darzubringen, danach für die des Volkes; denn dieses [Letztere] hat er ein für alle Mal getan, indem er sich selbst als Opfer darbrachte.
28 Denn das Gesetz bestimmt Menschen zu Hohenpriestern, die mit Schwachheit behaftet sind; das Wort des Eidschwurs aber, der nach der Einführung des Gesetzes erfolgte, den Sohn, der in Ewigkeit vollkommen ist.
Hebrews 7
New International Version
Melchizedek the Priest
7 This Melchizedek was king of Salem(A) and priest of God Most High.(B) He met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings and blessed him,(C) 2 and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. First, the name Melchizedek means “king of righteousness”; then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.” 3 Without father or mother, without genealogy,(D) without beginning of days or end of life, resembling the Son of God,(E) he remains a priest forever.
4 Just think how great he was: Even the patriarch(F) Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder!(G) 5 Now the law requires the descendants of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people(H)—that is, from their fellow Israelites—even though they also are descended from Abraham. 6 This man, however, did not trace his descent from Levi, yet he collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed(I) him who had the promises.(J) 7 And without doubt the lesser is blessed by the greater. 8 In the one case, the tenth is collected by people who die; but in the other case, by him who is declared to be living.(K) 9 One might even say that Levi, who collects the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham, 10 because when Melchizedek met Abraham, Levi was still in the body of his ancestor.
Jesus Like Melchizedek
11 If perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood—and indeed the law given to the people(L) established that priesthood—why was there still need for another priest to come,(M) one in the order of Melchizedek,(N) not in the order of Aaron? 12 For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed also. 13 He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe,(O) and no one from that tribe has ever served at the altar.(P) 14 For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah,(Q) and in regard to that tribe Moses said nothing about priests. 15 And what we have said is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears, 16 one who has become a priest not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life. 17 For it is declared:
18 The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless(S) 19 (for the law made nothing perfect),(T) and a better hope(U) is introduced, by which we draw near to God.(V)
20 And it was not without an oath! Others became priests without any oath, 21 but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him:
22 Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.(Y)
23 Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office; 24 but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood.(Z) 25 Therefore he is able to save(AA) completely[c] those who come to God(AB) through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.(AC)
26 Such a high priest(AD) truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners,(AE) exalted above the heavens.(AF) 27 Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices(AG) day after day, first for his own sins,(AH) and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all(AI) when he offered himself.(AJ) 28 For the law appoints as high priests men in all their weakness;(AK) but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son,(AL) who has been made perfect(AM) forever.
Footnotes
- Hebrews 7:17 Psalm 110:4
- Hebrews 7:21 Psalm 110:4
- Hebrews 7:25 Or forever
Hebrews 7
King James Version
7 For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
2 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;
3 Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
4 Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.
5 And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:
6 But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.
7 And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.
8 And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
9 And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.
10 For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.
11 If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.
13 For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.
14 For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
15 And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,
16 Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.
17 For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
18 For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.
19 For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.
20 And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:
21 (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)
22 By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.
23 And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:
24 But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.
25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
26 For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
27 Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.
28 For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.
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