The Lord made a promise,\par and he will not change his mind.\par “You are a priest forever—\par the kind of priest Melchizedek was.”\par
Hebrews 7:15 - Easy To Read Version And these things become even more clear. We see that another priest (Jesus) comes who is like Melchizedek. {\cf2\super [68]} Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And this becomes more plainly evident when another Priest arises Who bears the likeness of Melchizedek, [Ps. 110:4.] American Standard Version (1901) And what we say is yet more abundantly evident, if after the likeness of Melchizedek there ariseth another priest, Common English Bible And it’s even clearer if another priest appears who is like Melchizedek. Catholic Public Domain Version And yet it is far more evident that, according to the likeness of Melchizedek, there rises up another priest, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And it is yet far more evident: if according to the similitude of Melchisedech there ariseth another priest, |
The Lord made a promise,\par and he will not change his mind.\par “You are a priest forever—\par the kind of priest Melchizedek was.”\par
But that person does not let the teaching go deep into his life. He keeps that teaching only a short time. When trouble or persecution {\cf2\super [183]} comes because of the teaching he accepted, then he quickly quits.
And in another part \{of the Scriptures {\cf2\super [40]} \} God says,
People were given the law {\cf2\super [62]} under the system of priests from the Levi family group. {\cf2\super [63]} But people could not be made spiritually perfect through that system of priests. So there was a need for another priest to come. I mean a priest that is like Melchizedek, {\cf2\super [64]} not Aaron. {\cf2\super [65]}
It is clear that our Lord (Christ) came from the family group of Judah. And Moses {\cf2\super [67]} said nothing about priests belonging to that family group.
He was made a priest not by any law or rules about his human family. He became a priest through the power of his life which continues forever.
No person knows who Melchizedek’s father or mother was or where he came from. {\cf2\super [56]} And no person knows when he was born or when he died. Melchizedek is like the Son of God and he continues being a priest forever.