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Epistle to the Hebrews

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Hebrews 7

Hebrews 7 is the seventh chapter of the Epistle to the Hebrews in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The name of the author is unknown, but it is a man and a friend of Saint Timothy based on the text in this book.

Contents

Text

  • The original text is written in Koine Greek.
  • Some of the oldest manuscripts containing this chapter are:
  • Codex Vaticanus (AD 325-350)
  • Codex Sinaiticus (AD 330-360)
  • Codex Alexandrinus (ca. AD 400-440)
  • Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (~AD 450; extant: verse 1-25)
  • Codex Freerianus (~AD 450; extant: verse 1-2, 7-11, 18-20, 27-28)
  • Codex Claromontanus (~AD 550)
  • This chapter is divided into 28 verses.

    • Structure

    This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):

  • Hebrews 7:1-10 = The King of Righteousness
  • Hebrews 7:11-19 = A Better Estimate
  • Hebrews 7:20-28 = Greatness of the New Priest

    • Verse 1

    New King James Version

    For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

    Verse 2

    New King James Version

    to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all, first being translated “king of righteousness,” and then also king of Salem, meaning “king of peace,”

    Verse 3

    New King James Version

    [For this Melchizedek] without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, remains a priest continually.

    Verse 4

    New King James Version

    Now consider how great this man was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth of the spoils.

    Verse 9

    New King James Version

    Even Levi, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, so to speak,

    Verse 14

    New King James Version

    For it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.

    Verse 22

    New King James Version

    by so much more Jesus has become a surety of a better covenant.

    References

    Hebrews 7 Wikipedia
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