“I do not set aside the favour of Elohim, for if righteousness is through Torah, then Messiah died for naught.”
Hebrews 7:11 - The Scriptures 2009 Truly, then, if perfection were through the Lĕwitical priesthood – for under it the people were given the Torah – why was there still need for another priest to arise according to the order of Malkitseḏeq, and not be called according to the order of Aharon? Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now if perfection (a perfect fellowship between God and the worshiper) had been attainable by the Levitical priesthood–for under it the people were given the Law–why was it further necessary that there should arise another and different kind of Priest, one after the order of Melchizedek, rather than one appointed after the order and rank of Aaron? American Standard Version (1901) Now if there was perfection through the Levitical priesthood (for under it hath the people received the law), what further need was there that another priest should arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be reckoned after the order of Aaron? Common English Bible So if perfection came through the levitical office of priest (for the people received the Law under the priests), why was there still a need to speak about raising up another priest according to the order of Melchizedek rather than one according to the order of Aaron? Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, if consummation had occurred through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), then what further need would there be for another Priest to rise up according to the order of Melchizedek, one who was not called according to the order of Aaron? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If then perfection was by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise according to the order of Melchisedech, and not be called according to the order of Aaron? |
“I do not set aside the favour of Elohim, for if righteousness is through Torah, then Messiah died for naught.”
So we also, when we were children, were under the elementary matters of the world, being enslaved.
But now after you have known Elohim, or rather are known by Elohim, how do you turn again to the weak and poor elementary matters, to which you wish to be enslaved again?
having been designated by Elohim a High Priest “according to the order of Malkitseḏeq,”
As He also says in another place, “You are a priest forever according to the order of Malkitseḏeq,”
where יהושע has entered as a forerunner for us, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Malkitseḏeq.
for he was still in the loins of his father when Malkitseḏeq met him.
For the priesthood being changed, of necessity there takes place a change of law also.
For He of whom this is said belongs to another tribe, from which no one had attended at the slaughter-place.
and this is clearer still, if another priest arises in the likeness of Malkitseḏeq,
For they indeed became priests without an oath, but He became Priest with an oath by Him who said to Him, “יהוה has sworn and shall not regret, ‘You are a priest forever according to the order of Malkitseḏeq.’ ”
For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second.
And these having been prepared like this, the priests always went into the first part of the Tent, accomplishing the services.