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1 - 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 to the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.

4 - Now consider how great this man [was], to 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 from the people according to the law, that is, from their brethren, though they come from the loins of Abraham:

6 - But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes from Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.

7 - And without all contradiction the less is blessed by the better.

8 - And here men that die receive tithes; but there he [receiveth them], of whom it is testified that he liveth.

9 - And as I may 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 from Judah; of which tribe Moses spoke 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 preceding commandment on account of its weakness and unprofitableness.

19 - For the law made nothing perfect, but the introduction of a better hope [did]; by which we draw nigh to 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 to him, The Lord swore, 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 to God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

26 - For such a 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 who have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was after the law, [maketh] the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.