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Hebrews 7

The Bible in Basic English BBE

1 For this Melchizedek, the king of Salem, a priest of the Most High God, who gave Abraham his blessing, meeting him when he came back after putting the kings to death,

2 And to whom Abraham gave a tenth part of everything which he had, being first named King of righteousness, and then in addition, King of Salem, that is to say, King of peace;

3 Being without father or mother, or family, having no birth or end to his life, being made like the Son of God, is a priest for ever.

4 Now see how great this man was, to whom our father Abraham gave a tenth part of what he had got in the fight.

5 And it is true that by the law, those of the sons of Levi who have the position of priests may take a tenth part of the people's goods; that is to say, they take it from their brothers though these are the sons of Abraham.

6 But this man, who was not of their family, took the tenth from Abraham, and gave a blessing to him to whom God had given his undertaking.

7 But there is no doubt that the less gets his blessing from the greater.

8 Now at the present time, men over whom death has power take the tenth; but then it was taken by one of whom it is witnessed that he is living.

9 And we may say that in Abraham, even Levi, who has a right to take the tenth part, gave it;

10 Because he was still in his father's body when Melchizedek came to him.

11 Now if it was possible for things to be made complete through the priests of the house of Levi (for the law was given to the people in connection with them), what need was there for another priest who was of the order of Melchizedek and not of the order of Aaron?

12 Because if the priests are changed, it is necessary to make a change in the law.

13 For he of whom these things are said comes of another tribe, of which no man has ever made offerings at the altar.

14 Because it is clear that our Lord comes out of Judah, and Moses said nothing about priests from that tribe.

15 And this is even more clear if a second priest has come up who is like Melchizedek,

16 That is to say, not made by a law based on the flesh, but by the power of a life without end:

17 For it has been witnessed of him, You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

18 So the law which went before is put on one side, because it was feeble and without profit.

19 (Because the law made nothing complete), and in its place there is a better hope, through which we come near to God.

20 And as this is not without the taking of an oath

21 (For those were made priests without an oath, but this one was made a priest with an oath by him who says of him, The Lord gave his oath, which he will not take back, that you are a priest for ever);

22 By so much is it a better agreement which we have through Jesus.

23 And it is true that there have been a great number of those priests, because death does not let them go on for ever;

24 But this priest, because his life goes on for ever, is unchanging.

25 So that he is fully able to be the saviour of all who come to God through him, because he is ever living to make prayer to God for them.

26 It was right for us to have such a high priest, one who is holy and without evil, doing no wrong, having no part with sinners, and made higher than the heavens:

27 Who has no need to make offerings for sins every day, like those high priests, first for himself, and then for the people; because he did this once and for ever when he made an offering of himself.

28 The law makes high priests of men who are feeble; but the word of the oath, which was made after the law, gives that position to a Son, in whom all good is for ever complete.

Good News Translation GNT

1 This Melchizedek was king of Salem and a priest of the Most High God. As Abraham was coming back from the battle in which he defeated the four kings, Melchizedek met him and blessed him,

2 and Abraham gave him one tenth of all he had taken. (The first meaning of Melchizedek's name is "King of Righteousness"; and because he was king of Salem, his name also means "King of Peace.")

3 There is no record of Melchizedek's father or mother or of any of his ancestors; no record of his birth or of his death. He is like the Son of God; he remains a priest forever.

4 You see, then, how great he was. Abraham, our famous ancestor, gave him one tenth of all he got in the battle.

5 And those descendants of Levi who are priests are commanded by the Law to collect one tenth from the people of Israel, that is, from their own people, even though they are also descendants of Abraham.

6 Melchizedek was not descended from Levi, but he collected one tenth from Abraham and blessed him, the man who received God's promises.

7 There is no doubt that the one who blesses is greater than the one who is blessed.

8 In the case of the priests the tenth is collected by men who die; but as for Melchizedek the tenth was collected by one who lives, as the scripture says.

9 And, so to speak, when Abraham paid the tenth, Levi (whose descendants collect the tenth) also paid it.

10 For Levi had not yet been born, but was, so to speak, in the body of his ancestor Abraham when Melchizedek met him.

11 It was on the basis of the levitical priesthood that the Law was given to the people of Israel. Now, if the work of the levitical priests had been perfect, there would have been no need for a different kind of priest to appear, one who is in the priestly order of Melchizedek, not of Aaron.

12 For when the priesthood is changed, there also has to be a change in the law.

13 And our Lord, of whom these things are said, belonged to a different tribe, and no member of his tribe ever served as a priest.

14 It is well known that he was born a member of the tribe of Judah; and Moses did not mention this tribe when he spoke of priests.

15 The matter becomes even plainer; a different priest has appeared, who is like Melchizedek.

16 He was made a priest, not by human rules and regulations, but through the power of a life which has no end.

17 For the scripture says, "You will be a priest forever, in the priestly order of Melchizedek."

18 The old rule, then, is set aside, because it was weak and useless.

19 For the Law of Moses could not make anything perfect. And now a better hope has been provided through which we come near to God.

20 In addition, there is also God's vow. There was no such vow when the others were made priests.

21 But Jesus became a priest by means of a vow when God said to him, "The Lord has made a solemn promise and will not take it back: "You will be a priest forever.' "

22 This difference, then, also makes Jesus the guarantee of a better covenant.

23 There is another difference: there were many of those other priests, because they died and could not continue their work.

24 But Jesus lives on forever, and his work as priest does not pass on to someone else.

25 And so he is able, now and always, to save those who come to God through him, because he lives forever to plead with God for them.

26 Jesus, then, is the High Priest that meets our needs. He is holy; he has no fault or sin in him; he has been set apart from sinners and raised above the heavens.

27 He is not like other high priests; he does not need to offer sacrifices every day for his own sins first and then for the sins of the people. He offered one sacrifice, once and for all, when he offered himself.

28 The Law of Moses appoints men who are imperfect to be high priests; but God's promise made with the vow, which came later than the Law, appoints the Son, who has been made perfect forever.