7:1  For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most
high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the
kings, and blessed him;
 7:2  To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first
being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that
also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;
 7:3  Without father, without mother, without descent, having
neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto
the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
 7:4  Now consider how great this man [was], unto whom even the
patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.
 7:5  And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive
the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes
of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren,
though they come out of the loins of Abraham:
 7:6  But he whose descent is not counted from them received
tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.
 7:7  And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the
better.
 7:8  And here men that die receive tithes; but there he
[receiveth them], of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
 7:9  And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes,
payed tithes in Abraham.
 7:10  For he was yet in the loins of his father, when
Melchisedec met him.
 7:11  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?
 7:12  For the priesthood being changed, there is made of
necessity a change also of the law.
 7:13  For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to
another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.
 7:14  For [it is] evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of
which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
 7:15  And it is yet far more evident: for that after the
similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,
 7:16  Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment,
but after the power of an endless life.
 7:17  For he testifieth, Thou [art] a priest for ever after
the order of Melchisedec.
 7:18  For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment
going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.
 7:19  For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of
a better hope [did]; by the which we draw nigh unto God.
 7:20  And inasmuch as not without an oath [he was made
priest]:
 7:21  (For those priests were made without an oath; but this
with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will
not repent, Thou [art] a priest for ever after the order of
Melchisedec:)
 7:22  By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better
testament.
 7:23  And they truly were many priests, because they were not
suffered to continue by reason of death:
 7:24  But this [man], because he continueth ever, hath an
unchangeable priesthood.
 7:25  Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost
that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make
intercession for them.
 7:26  For such an high priest became us, [who is] holy,
harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher
than the heavens;
 7:27  Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer
up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the
people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.
 7:28  For the law maketh men high priests which have
infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law,
[maketh] the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.