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Hebrews 7:17

James Moffatt - New Testament

for the witness to him is, Thou art priest for ever, with the rank of Melchizedek.

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Just as elsewhere he says, Thou art a priest for ever, with the rank of Melchizedek.

Previous priests became priests apart from any oath, but he has an oath from Him who said to him, The Lord has sworn, and he will not change his mind, thou art a priest for ever.

This becomes all the more plain when another priest emerges resembling Melchizedek,

being designated by God high priest with the rank of Melchizedek.

There Jesus entered for us in advance, when he became high priest for ever with the rank of Melchizedek.

Further, if the Levitical priesthood had been the means of reaching perfection (for it was on the basis of that priesthood that the Law was enacted for the People), why was it still necessary for another sort of priest to emerge with the rank of Melchizedek, instead of simply with the rank of Aaron




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