Gen. 14. 18,

&c.

pedigree.

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CHAPTER VII.

1 Christ Jesus is a priest after the order of Melchisedec, 11 and so, far more excellent than the priests of Aaron's order.

FOR

a

OR this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him ;

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;

3 Without father, without mother, +Gr. without without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.

b Gen. 14. 20.

Numb. 18. 21, 26.

|| Or, pedigree.

d Gen. 14. 19.

Rom. 4. 13.
Gal. 3. 16.

fch. 5. 6. & 6. 20.

Gal. 2. 21. ver. 18, 19. ch. 8. 7.

h Isai. 11. 1. Matt. 1. 3. Luke 3. 33. Rom. 1. 3. Rev. 5. 5.

6 But he whose || descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises. 7 And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.

8 And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.

9 And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham. 10 For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.

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?

the order of Melchisedec.

15 And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,

16 Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.

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ch. 5. 6, 10. & 6. 20.

17 For he testifieth, 'Thou art a priest Ps. 110.4 for ever after the order of Melchisedec. 18 For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.

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19 For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which "we draw nigh unto God. 20 And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:

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 :)

22 By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.

23 And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:

24 But this man, because he continueth ever, hath || an unchangeable priesthood.

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.

of the law.

13 For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.

14 For it is evident that hour Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;

2 A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.

Rom. 8. 3.

Gal. 4. 9.

Acts 13. 39.

Rom. 3. 20, 21, 28. & 8. 3. Gal. 2. 16. ch. 9. 9. || Or, but it was the bringing in,

Gal. 3. 24. mch. 6. 18. & 8. 6.

n Rom. 5. 2. Ephes.2.18.

& 3. 12.
ch. 4. 16. &
10. 19.

|| Or, without
swearing
of an oath.
• Ps. 110. 4.
P ch. 8, 6, &
9. 15. & 12.
24.

|| Or, which passeth not from one to another. || Or, ever

more.

9 Rom. 8. 34. 1 Tim. 2. 5. ch. 9. 24.

1 John 2. 1.

rch. 4. 15.

⚫ Ephes. 1.20. & 4. 10. ch. 8. 1.

t Lev. 9. 7. & 16. 6, 11. ch. 5. 3. & 9. 7.

u Lev. 16. 15. * Rom. 6. 10. ch. 9. 12, 28. & 10. 12. Y ch. 5. 1, 2.

2 ch. 2. 10. & 5. 9.

+ Gr. perfected

The eternal priesthood of Christ.

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d ch. 5. 1. Ephes. 5. 2. ch. 9. 14.

|| Or, they are priests.

f Col. 2. 17.

ch. 9. 23. & 10. 1.

8 Exod.25.40. & 26, 30. & 27. 8. Numb. 8. 4. Acts 7. 44.

h 2 Cor. 3. 6, 8, 9.

ch. 7. 22.

|| Or, testament.

i ch. 7. 11, 18.

k Jer. 31. 31, 32, 33, 34.

1 ch. 10. 16.

+ Gr. give.

|| Or, upon. Zech. 8. 8.

Isai. 54. 13. John 6, 45. 1 John 2. 27.

6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.

7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.

8 For finding fault with them, he saith, *Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah :

9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.

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10 For 'this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will † put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and "I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: 11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.

12 For I will be merciful to their unRom. 11. 27. righteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

The sacrifices of the law.

2 For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.

3 'And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of

4 Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and 'Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;

5 And 'over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.

6 Now when these things were thus ordained, "the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.

7 But into the second went the high priest alone "once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people :

8 The Holy Ghost this signifying, that "the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:

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b Exod. 26. 1.
• Exod. 26.35.
& 40. 4.

d Exod. 25.31.
• Exod.25.23,
30.

Lev. 24. 5, 6.
|| Or, holy.
f Exod. 26.31,
33. & 40. 3,
21.

ch. 6. 19.
Exod. 25.10.
& 26. 33. &
40. 3, 21.
h Exod. 16.33,
34.

1 Numb. 17.
10.

* Exod. 25.16,
21. & 34. 29.
& 40, 20.
Deut. 10.2,5.

1 Kings 8.
9, 21.

2 Chron. 5,
10.

1 Exod.25.18,

Col. 2 16.
Numb. 19.
7, &c.
"Ephes. 2. 15.
Col 2. 20.
ch. 7. 16.

|| Or, rites, or,
ceremonies.

* ch. 3. 1.
y ch. 10. 1.

* ch. 8. 2
a ch. 10. 4.
b Acts 20. 28.
Ephes. 1. 7.
Col. 1. 14.
1 Pet. 1. 19.
Rev. 1. 5.

& 5. 9.
ver. 26, 28.
Zech. 3. 9.
ch. 10. 10.
d Dan. 9. 24.
Lev. 16. 14,
16.

f Numb. 19.
2, 17, &c.

1 John 1. 7. Rev. 1. 5. h Rom. 1. 4. 1 Pet. 3. 18.

13 For if the blood of bulls and of 1 Pet. 1. 19. goats, and 'the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:

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1 Ephes. 5. 2. Tit. 2 14. ch. 7. 27. || Or, fault.

10. 22. 1 ch. 6. 1.

14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, "who through the eternal Spiritch. 1. 3. & 'offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from 'dead works to serve the living God?

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15 "And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first

"Luke 1. 74.

Rom. 6. 13, 22.

1 Pet. 4. 2 1 Tim. 25.

• ch. 7. 22 & 8.6. & 12.24.

P Rom. 3. 25. & 5. 6.

1 Pet. 3. 18.

testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. 16 For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.

17 For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth. 18 Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood.

19 For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, the took the blood of calves and of goats, "with water, and || scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,

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20 Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto

you.

21 Moreover 'he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels 19. & 16. 14, of the ministry.

Lev. 8. 15,

15,16,18,19.

Lev. 17. 11.

a ch. 8. 5.

b ch. 6. 20.

c ch. 8. 2.

d Rom. 8. 34. ch. 7. 25.

1 John 2. 1.

⚫ ver. 7.

f ver. 12.
ch. 7. 27. &
10. 10.

1 Pet. 3. 18.

1 Cor. 10. 11. Gal. 4. 4. Ephes. 1.10.

h Gen. 3. 19. Eccles.3.20.

1 2 Cor. 5. 10. Rev. 20. 12, 13.

Rom. 6. 10. 1 Pet. 3. 18.

11 Pet. 2. 24.

1 John 3. 5. Matt. 26. 28. Rom. 5. 15.

" Tit. 2. 13.

2 Pet. 3. 12.

Col. 2. 17. ch. 8. 5. & 9. 23.

b ch. 9. 11.

© ch. 9. 9.

22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

23 It was therefore necessary that "the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

The weakness of the law sacrifices.

with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.

d

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d ver. 14.

would have ceased to be offered, because, &c.

2 For then would they not have Or, they ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.

6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for Or, thou sin thou hast had no pleasure.

7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.

8 Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;

9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.

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10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

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11 And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:

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12 But this man, after he had offeredCol. 3. 1. one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

"Ps. 110. 1.
1.

Acts 2. 35.
1 Cor. 15. 25.
ch. 1. 13.

13 From henceforth expecting "till his enemies be made his footstool. 14 For by one offering he hath per-ver. fected for ever them that are sanctified.

15 Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,

34.

ch. 8. 10, 12.

16 This is the covenant that I will Jer. 31. 33, make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;

17 † And their sins and iniquities will + Some copies I remember no more.

18 Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.

have, Then he said, And their.

4. Rom. 5. 2. Ephes. 2. 18. & 3. 12.

19 Having therefore, brethren, || boldness to enter into the holiest by theOr, liberty. blood of Jesus,

20 By 'a new and living way, which

ch. 9. 8, 12.

• John 10. 9.

& 14. 6.

ch. 9. 8

Deut. 32. 36. Ps. 50. 4. & 135. 14.

Luke 12. 5.

Gal. 3. 4.

2 John 8. ❝ ch. 6. 4.

* Phil 1. 29,

30.

Col. 2. 1.

1 Cor. 4. 9.

Phil. 1. 7. & 4. 14. 1Thess. 2.14. Phil. 1. 7.

b Matt. 5. 12. Acts 5. 41.

30 For we know him that hath said, "Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.

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31 'It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

32 But call to remembrance the former days, in which, "after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;

33 Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst 'ye became 2 Tim. 1.16. companions of them that were so used. 34 For ye had compassion of me "in compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.

James 1. 2. || Or, that ye

have in
yourselves,

or, for
yourselves.
Matt. 6. 20.
& 19. 21.
Luke 12. 33.

1 Tim. 6. 19. d Matt. 5. 12. & 10. 32.

Luke 21. 19.
Gal. 6.9.

ch. 12. 1.

f Col. 3. 24.

ch. 9. 15.

1 Pet. 1. 9.

d

b

35 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.

36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, 'ye might receive the promise.

What faith is.

37 For 'yet a little while, and "he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.

38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

39 But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that 'believe to the saving of the soul.

CHAPTER XI.

1 What faith is. 6 Without faith we cannot please God. 7 The worthy fruits thereof in the fathers of old time.

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Luke 18. 8. 2 Pet. 3. 9. b Hab. 2. 3,4. i Rom. 1. 17. Gal. 3. 11.

* 2 Pet. 2. 20, 21.

1 Acts 16. 30, 31.

1Thess. 5. 9. 2Thess. 2.14.

NOW faith is the || substance of things | Or, grogend, hoped for, the evidence of things

not seen.

a

or, confi-
dence.
Rom. 8. 24,
25.

2 Cor. 4. 18.
& 5. 7.

b ver. 39.

Gen. 1. 1. Ps. 33. 6. John 1. 3. ch. 1. 2. 2 Pet. 3. 5. d Gen. 4. 4. 1 John 3. 12.

Gen. 4. 10. Matt. 23. 35. ch. 12. 24.

spoken of. Gen. 5. 22,

5 By faith 'Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not Or, is yet found, because God had translated him : for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

24.

6 But without faith it is impossible to please him for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. 7 By faith "Noah, being warned of Gen. 6. 13, God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

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8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, 'dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, "the heirs with him of the same promise:

10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

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|| Or, being wary.

b 1 Pet. 3. 20.

i Rom. 3. 22 & 4. 13. Phil. 3. 9.

Gen. 12 1,4 Acts 7. 2, 3,

4.

1 Gen. 12. 8. & 13. 3, 18. & 18. 1, 9. ch. 6. 17.

"ch. 12. 22. & 13. 14.

• ch. 3. 4. Rev. 21. 2,

10.

& 18, 11, 14. & 21. 2

11 Through faith also "Sara herself Gen. 17. 19. received strength to conceive seed, and "was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him 'faithful who had promised.

4 See Luke 1. 36.

Rom 4. 21. ch. 10. 23.

119. 19.

1 Pet. 1. 17. & 2. 11.

1 ch. 13. 14.

Exod.3.6,15.

Matt. 22. 32.
Acts 7. 32.

b Phil. 3. 20.
ch. 13. 14.

14 For they that say such things 'declare plainly that they seek a country.

15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.

16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

17 By faith Abraham, when he was Gen. 22. 1,9. tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

| Or, To. Gen. 21. 12. Rom. 9. 7.

Rom. 4. 17, 19, 21.

Gen. 27. 27, 39.

h Gen. 48. 5, 16, 20. iGen. 47. 31.

* Gen. 50. 24, 25.

Exod. 13.19. || Or, remembered.

Exod. 2. 2. Acts 7. 20.

d

18 Of whom it was said, "That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:

19 Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.

20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.

21 By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, "blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.

22 By faith Joseph, when he died, || made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.

23 By faith 'Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and Exod. 1. 16, they were not afraid of the king's "commandment.

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in the fathers of old time.

over, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

29 By faith "they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.

30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.

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31 By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when "she had received the spies with peace.

32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and 'Samuel, and of the prophets :

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33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

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" Exod. 14.22, 29.

Josh. 6. 20.

Josh. 6. 23. James 2. 25. || Or, that were disobedient.

z Josh. 2. 1.

a Judg. 6. 11.

b Judg. 4. 6. Judg. 13. 24.

d Judg. 11. 1. & 12. 7.

e 1 Sam. 16. 1,

13. & 17. 45.

f 1 Sam. 1. 20. & 12. 20.

8 2 Sam. 7. 11, &c.

h Judg.14.5,6. 1 Sam. 17.34, 35.

Dan. 6. 22.

34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, 'out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, "turned to flight the armies of 1 Sam. 20.1. the aliens.

35 "Women received their dead raised to life again and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection :

36 And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover 'of bonds and imprisonment :

37 They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: 'they wandered about *in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;

8. 6.

40 God having | provided some better ch. 7. 22. & thing for us, that they without us should not be 'made perfect.

2 ch. 5. 9. & 12. 23. Rev. 6. 11.

a Col. 3, 8. 1 Pet. 2. 1. b 1 Cor. 9. 24. Phil. 3. 13, 14.

Rom. 12. 12. ch. 10. 36.

|| Or, begin

ner.