I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.
Hebrews 7:11 - English Standard Version 2016 Now if perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, rather than one named after the order of Aaron? 更多版本King 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 nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.
In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world.
But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more?
as he says also in another place, “You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.”
where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
For when there is a change in the priesthood, there is necessarily a change in the law as well.
For the one of whom these things are spoken belonged to another tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar.
This becomes even more evident when another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek,
but this one was made a priest with an oath by the one who said to him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever.’”
For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion to look for a second.
These preparations having thus been made, the priests go regularly into the first section, performing their ritual duties,