Hebrews 6:13-7:10.
Hebrews 6:13-7:10 (Good News Translation)
13When God made his promise to Abraham, he made a vow to do what he had
promised. Since there was no one greater than himself, he used his own
name when he made his vow.
14He said,
"I promise you that I will bless you and give you many
descendants."
15Abraham was patient, and so he received what God had
promised.
16When we make a vow, we use the name of someone greater than
ourselves, and the vow settles all arguments.
17To those who were to receive what he promised, God wanted to
make it very clear that he would never change his purpose; so he added his
vow to the promise.
18There are these two things, then, that cannot change and
about which God cannot lie. So we who have found safety with him are
greatly encouraged to hold firmly to the hope placed before us.
19We have this hope as an anchor for our lives. It is safe and
sure, and goes through the curtain of the heavenly temple into the inner
sanctuary.
20On our behalf Jesus has gone in there before us and has
become a high priest forever, in the priestly order of Melchizedek.
1This 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,
2and 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.")
3There 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.
4You see, then, how great he was. Abraham, our famous ancestor,
gave him one tenth of all he got in the battle.
5And 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.
6Melchizedek was not descended from Levi, but he collected one
tenth from Abraham and blessed him, the man who received God's promises.
7There is no doubt that the one who blesses is greater than the
one who is blessed.
8In 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.
9And, so to speak, when Abraham paid the tenth, Levi (whose
descendants collect the tenth) also paid it.
10For Levi had not yet been born, but was, so to speak, in the
body of his ancestor Abraham when Melchizedek met him.
God bless you.
13When God made his promise to Abraham, he made a vow to do what he had
promised. Since there was no one greater than himself, he used his own
name when he made his vow.
14He said,
"I promise you that I will bless you and give you many
descendants."
15Abraham was patient, and so he received what God had
promised.
16When we make a vow, we use the name of someone greater than
ourselves, and the vow settles all arguments.
17To those who were to receive what he promised, God wanted to
make it very clear that he would never change his purpose; so he added his
vow to the promise.
18There are these two things, then, that cannot change and
about which God cannot lie. So we who have found safety with him are
greatly encouraged to hold firmly to the hope placed before us.
19We have this hope as an anchor for our lives. It is safe and
sure, and goes through the curtain of the heavenly temple into the inner
sanctuary.
20On our behalf Jesus has gone in there before us and has
become a high priest forever, in the priestly order of Melchizedek.
1This 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,
2and 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.")
3There 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.
4You see, then, how great he was. Abraham, our famous ancestor,
gave him one tenth of all he got in the battle.
5And 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.
6Melchizedek was not descended from Levi, but he collected one
tenth from Abraham and blessed him, the man who received God's promises.
7There is no doubt that the one who blesses is greater than the
one who is blessed.
8In 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.
9And, so to speak, when Abraham paid the tenth, Levi (whose
descendants collect the tenth) also paid it.
10For Levi had not yet been born, but was, so to speak, in the
body of his ancestor Abraham when Melchizedek met him.
God bless you.
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