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Hebrews 7:11
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Hebrews 7:11
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11 So 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?[a]
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- 7:11 Greek the order of Aaron?
Hebrews 7:11
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Hebrews 7:11
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Jesus Like Melchizedek
11 If perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood—and indeed the law given to the people(A) established that priesthood—why was there still need for another priest to come,(B) one in the order of Melchizedek,(C) not in the order of Aaron?
Hebrews 8:7
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Hebrews 8:7
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7 If the first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no need for a second covenant to replace it.
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Hebrews 8:7
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Hebrews 8:7
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7 For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another.(A)
Galatians 2:21
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Galatians 2:21
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21 I do not treat the grace of God as meaningless. For if keeping the law could make us right with God, then there was no need for Christ to die.
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Galatians 2:21
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Galatians 2:21
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21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law,(A) Christ died for nothing!”[a]
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- Galatians 2:21 Some interpreters end the quotation after verse 14.
Hebrews 7:17-19
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Hebrews 7:17-19
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17 And the psalmist pointed this out when he prophesied,
“You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”[a]
18 Yes, the old requirement about the priesthood was set aside because it was weak and useless. 19 For the law never made anything perfect. But now we have confidence in a better hope, through which we draw near to God.
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Hebrews 7:17-19
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Hebrews 7:17-19
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17 For it is declared:
18 The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless(B) 19 (for the law made nothing perfect),(C) and a better hope(D) is introduced, by which we draw near to God.(E)
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- Hebrews 7:17 Psalm 110:4
Hebrews 7:21
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Hebrews 7:21
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21 but 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.’”[a]
Hebrews 7:21
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Hebrews 7:21
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21 but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him:
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- Hebrews 7:21 Psalm 110:4
Hebrews 7:15
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Hebrews 7:15
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Jesus Is like Melchizedek
15 This change has been made very clear since a different priest, who is like Melchizedek, has appeared.
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Hebrews 7:15
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Hebrews 7:15
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15 And what we have said is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears,
Hebrews 5:6
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Hebrews 5:6
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6 And in another passage God said to him,
“You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”[a]
Hebrews 5:6
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Hebrews 5:6
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- Hebrews 5:6 Psalm 110:4
Galatians 4:9
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Galatians 4:9
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9 So now that you know God (or should I say, now that God knows you), why do you want to go back again and become slaves once more to the weak and useless spiritual principles of this world?
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Galatians 4:9
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Galatians 4:9
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9 But now that you know God—or rather are known by God(A)—how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces[a]? Do you wish to be enslaved(B) by them all over again?(C)
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- Galatians 4:9 Or principles
Hebrews 10:1-4
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Hebrews 10:1-4
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Christ’s Sacrifice Once for All
10 The old system under the law of Moses was only a shadow, a dim preview of the good things to come, not the good things themselves. The sacrifices under that system were repeated again and again, year after year, but they were never able to provide perfect cleansing for those who came to worship. 2 If they could have provided perfect cleansing, the sacrifices would have stopped, for the worshipers would have been purified once for all time, and their feelings of guilt would have disappeared.
3 But instead, those sacrifices actually reminded them of their sins year after year. 4 For it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
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Hebrews 10:1-4
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Hebrews 10:1-4
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Christ’s Sacrifice Once for All
10 The law is only a shadow(A) of the good things(B) that are coming—not the realities themselves.(C) For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect(D) those who draw near to worship.(E) 2 Otherwise, would they not have stopped being offered? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt guilty for their sins.(F) 3 But those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins.(G) 4 It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats(H) to take away sins.(I)
Hebrews 8:10-13
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Hebrews 8:10-13
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10 But this is the new covenant I will make
with the people of Israel on that day,[a] says the Lord:
I will put my laws in their minds,
and I will write them on their hearts.
I will be their God,
and they will be my people.
11 And they will not need to teach their neighbors,
nor will they need to teach their relatives,[b]
saying, ‘You should know the Lord.’
For everyone, from the least to the greatest,
will know me already.
12 And I will forgive their wickedness,
and I will never again remember their sins.”[c]
13 When God speaks of a “new” covenant, it means he has made the first one obsolete. It is now out of date and will soon disappear.
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- 8:10 Greek after those days.
- 8:11 Greek their brother.
- 8:8-12 Jer 31:31-34.
Hebrews 8:10-13
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Hebrews 8:10-13
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10 This is the covenant(A) I will establish with the people of Israel
after that time, declares the Lord.
I will put my laws in their minds
and write them on their hearts.(B)
I will be their God,
and they will be my people.(C)
11 No longer will they teach their neighbor,
or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’
because they will all know me,(D)
from the least of them to the greatest.
12 For I will forgive their wickedness
and will remember their sins no more.(E)”[a](F)
13 By calling this covenant “new,”(G) he has made the first one obsolete;(H) and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear.
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- Hebrews 8:12 Jer. 31:31-34
Hebrews 6:20
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Hebrews 6:20
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20 Jesus has already gone in there for us. He has become our eternal High Priest in the order of Melchizedek.
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Hebrews 6:20
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Hebrews 6:20
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20 where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf.(A) He has become a high priest(B) forever, in the order of Melchizedek.(C)
Hebrews 5:10
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Hebrews 5:10
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10 And God designated him to be a High Priest in the order of Melchizedek.
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Hebrews 5:10
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Hebrews 5:10
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Colossians 2:10-17
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Colossians 2:10-17
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10 So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.
11 When you came to Christ, you were “circumcised,” but not by a physical procedure. Christ performed a spiritual circumcision—the cutting away of your sinful nature.[a] 12 For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him you were raised to new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead.
13 You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. 14 He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. 15 In this way, he disarmed[b] the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross.
16 So don’t let anyone condemn you for what you eat or drink, or for not celebrating certain holy days or new moon ceremonies or Sabbaths. 17 For these rules are only shadows of the reality yet to come. And Christ himself is that reality.
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Colossians 2:10-17
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Colossians 2:10-17
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10 and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head(A) over every power and authority.(B) 11 In him you were also circumcised(C) with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh[a](D) was put off when you were circumcised by[b] Christ, 12 having been buried with him in baptism,(E) in which you were also raised with him(F) through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.(G)
13 When you were dead in your sins(H) and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you[c] alive(I) with Christ. He forgave us all our sins,(J) 14 having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness,(K) which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross.(L) 15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities,(M) he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them(N) by the cross.[d]
Freedom From Human Rules
16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you(O) by what you eat or drink,(P) or with regard to a religious festival,(Q) a New Moon celebration(R) or a Sabbath day.(S) 17 These are a shadow of the things that were to come;(T) the reality, however, is found in Christ.
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- Colossians 2:11 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verse 13.
- Colossians 2:11 Or put off in the circumcision of
- Colossians 2:13 Some manuscripts us
- Colossians 2:15 Or them in him
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