Ibrani 7:11

Jesus and the Priesthood of Melchizedek

7:11 So if perfection had in fact been possible through the Levitical priesthood – for on that basis ¹  the people received the law – what further need would there have been for another priest to arise, said to be in the order of Melchizedek and not in Aaron’s order?

Ibrani 7:16

7:16 who has become a priest not by a legal regulation about physical descent ²  but by the power of an indestructible life.

Ibrani 7:22

7:22 accordingly Jesus has become the guarantee ³  of a better covenant.

Ibrani 8:1-2

The High Priest of a Better Covenant

8:1 Now the main point of what we are saying is this: ⁴  We have such a high priest, one who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, ⁵  8:2 a minister in the sanctuary and the true tabernacle that the Lord, not man, set up.

Ibrani 8:6

8:6 But ⁶  now Jesus ⁷  has obtained a superior ministry, since ⁸  the covenant that he mediates is also better and is enacted ⁹  on better promises. ¹⁰ 

[7:11]  ¹ tn Grk “based on it.”

[7:16]  ² tn Grk “a law of a fleshly command.”

[7:22]  ³ tn Or “surety.”

[8:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “the main point of the things being said.”

[8:1]  ⁵ sn An allusion to Ps 110:1; see Heb 1:3, 13.

[8:6]  ⁶ sn The Greek text indicates a contrast between vv. 4-5 and v. 6 that is difficult to render in English: Jesus’ status in the old order of priests (vv. 4-5) versus his superior ministry (v. 6).

[8:6]  ⁷ tn Grk “he”; in the translation the referent (Jesus) has been specified for clarity.

[8:6]  ⁸ tn Grk “to the degree that.”

[8:6]  ⁹ tn Grk “which is enacted.”

[8:6]  ¹⁰ sn This linkage of the change in priesthood with a change in the law or the covenant goes back to Heb 7:12, 22 and is picked up again in Heb 9:6-15 and 10:1-18.