Hebrews 7:11-19

Jubilee Bible 2000

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?

¹²For the priesthood being transposed, there is made of necessity a translation also of the law.

¹³For he of whom these things are spoken pertains to another tribe, of which no one presided at the altar.

¹⁴For it is manifest that our Lord sprang out of Juda, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.

¹⁵And it is yet far more manifest: if there arises another priest who is like unto Melchisedec,

¹⁶who is not made according to the law of a carnal commandment, but by the virtue of an indissoluble life;

¹⁷for the testimony is of this manner, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

¹⁸For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness of it;

¹⁹for the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did, by which we draw near unto God.

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Hebrews 7:11-19

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Jesus Like Melchizedek

¹¹If 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? ¹²For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed also. ¹³He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe,^(D) and no one from that tribe has ever served at the altar.^(E) ¹⁴For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah,^(F) and in regard to that tribe Moses said nothing about priests. ¹⁵And what we have said is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears, ¹⁶one 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. ¹⁷For it is declared:

“You are a priest forever,
in the order of Melchizedek.”^[a]^(G)

¹⁸The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless^(H) ¹⁹(for the law made nothing perfect),^(I) and a better hope^(J) is introduced, by which we draw near to God.^(K)