Hebrews 7:15

Hebrews 7:15

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13 For He of whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no man has¹ officiated at the altar.

14 For it is evident that ^aour Lord arose from ^bJudah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning¹ priesthood.

15 And it is yet far more evident if, in the likeness of Melchizedek, there arises another priest

16 who has come, not according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life.

17 For¹ He testifies:
^a“You are a priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek.”

18 For on the one hand there is an annulling of the former commandment because of ^aits weakness and unprofitableness,

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Yet more abundantly evident (perissoteron eti katadhlon). Only N.T. instance of the old compound adjective katadhlov thoroughly clear with eti (still) added and the comparative perissoteron (more abundantly) piling Ossa on Pelion like Philippians 1:23.

Likeness (omoiothta). See Hebrews 4:15, only N.T. examples. Cf. the verb in verse Hebrews 7:3.

Ariseth another priest (anistatai iereuv eterov). As said in verse Hebrews 7:11, now assumed in condition of first class.

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