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Now Why Did Another Priesthood Need To Arise After Aaron?

11 Now indeed, if perfection had been through the Levitical priesthood (for the [Jewish] people have received-the-Law on the basis of it) what further need would there have been that another priest should arise according to the order[a] of Melchizedek, and not be named according to the order of Aaron?

For This New Priesthood Also Brings a Change of Law

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

For Its High Priest Is From The Tribe of Judah

13 For the One about Whom these[c] things are spoken has partaken of another tribe from which no one has attended-to the altar.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 7:11 This new priestly order is mentioned in Ps 110, long after the establishment of the Levitical priesthood. This implies that the Levitical priesthood was imperfect and temporary.
  2. Hebrews 7:12 Or, occurs.
  3. Hebrews 7:13 That is, Ps 110:4.

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