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Hebrews 7:12 KJV
Hebrews · chapter 7 · verse 12
For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.Hebrews 7:12 · King James Version
Hebrews 7:12 in context
10For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.
11If 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?
12For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.
13For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.
14For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- priesthoodhierōsynēpriesthood, the priestly officeG2420 →
- necessityanagkēnecessity, imposed either by the circumstances, or by law of duty regarding to one s…G318 →
- changedmetatithēmito transpose , to transfer, to change, to transfer one's self or suffer one's self to be…G3346 →
- changemetathesistransfer from one place to another, to change, of things instituted or establishedG3331 →
- madeginomaito becomeG1096 →
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Observe the necessity there was of raising up another priest, after the order of Melchisedec and not after the order of Aaron, by whom that perfection should come which could not come by the Levitical priesthood, which therefore must be changed, and the whole economy with it, Heb 7:11, Heb 7:12, etc. Here, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 11-28