Jump to Previous Aaron Arise Attainable Basis Belong Belonging Blessing Crowning Different Foundation Further Instead Kind Means Melchisedec Melchizedek Need Order Perfection Priest Priesthood Raised Received Resting Rise SubjectJump to Next Aaron Arise Attainable Basis Belong Belonging Blessing Crowning Different Foundation Further Instead Kind Means Melchisedec Melchizedek Need Order Perfection Priest Priesthood Raised Received Resting Rise SubjectParallel Verses English Standard Version Now if perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, rather than one named after the order of Aaron? New American Standard Bible Now if perfection was through the Levitical priesthood (for on the basis of it the people received the Law), what further need was there for another priest to arise according to the order of Melchizedek, and not be designated according to the order of Aaron? King James Bible 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? Holman Christian Standard Bible If then, perfection came through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need was there for another priest to appear, said to be in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron? International Standard Version Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood—for on this basis the people received the Law—what further need would there be to speak of appointing another kind of priest according to the order of Melchizedek, not one according to the order of Aaron? NET Bible So if perfection had in fact been possible through the Levitical priesthood--for on that basis 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? Aramaic Bible in Plain English If perfection therefore is by Priesthood of Levi, ( for by it The Written Law was established to the people ), why was another Priest needed to arise in the image of Melchizedek? But does it say that he would be in the image of Aaron? GOD'S WORD® Translation The people established the Levitical priesthood based on instructions they received. If the work of the Levitical priests had been perfect, we wouldn't need to speak about another kind of priest. However, we speak about another kind of priest, a priest like Melchizedek, not a Levitical priest like Aaron. King James 2000 Bible 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 Melchizedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron? American King James Version 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? American Standard Version Now if there was perfection through the Levitical priesthood (for under it hath the people received the law), what further need was there that another priest should arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be reckoned after the order of Aaron? Douay-Rheims Bible If then perfection was by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise according to the order of Melchisedech, and not be called according to the order of Aaron? Darby Bible Translation If indeed then perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, for the people had their law given to them in connexion with it, what need was there still that a different priest should arise according to the order of Melchisedec, and not be named after the order of Aaron? English Revised Version Now if there was perfection through the Levitical priesthood (for under it hath the people received the law), what further need was there that another priest should arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be reckoned after the order of Aaron? Webster's Bible Translation 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? Weymouth New Testament Now if the crowning blessing was attainable by means of the Levitical priesthood--for as resting on this foundation the people received the Law, to which they are still subject-- what further need was there for a Priest of a different kind to be raised up belonging to the order of Melchizedek instead of being said to belong to the order of Aaron? World English Bible Now if there was perfection through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people have received the law), what further need was there for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron? Young's Literal Translation If indeed, then, perfection were through the Levitical priesthood -- for the people under it had received law -- what further need, according to the order of Melchisedek, for another priest to arise, and not to be called according to the order of Aaron? Lexicon ει conditionalei  i: if, whether, that, etc. -- forasmuch as, if, that, (al-)though, whether. μεν particle men  men: indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause (this one, the former, etc.) ουν conjunction oun  oon: (adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly -- and (so, truly), but, now (then), so (likewise then), then, therefore, verily, wherefore. τελειωσις noun - nominative singular feminine teleiosis  tel-i'-o-sis: (the act) completion, i.e. (of prophecy) verification, or (of expiation) absolution -- perfection, performance. δια preposition dia  dee-ah': through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional) της definite article - genitive singular feminine ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. λευιτικης adjective - genitive singular feminine Leuitikos  lyoo-it'-ee-kos: Levitic, i.e. relating to the Levites -- Levitical. ιερωσυνης noun - genitive singular feminine hierosune  hee-er-o-soo'-nay: sacredness, i.e. (by implication) the priestly office -- priesthood. ην verb - imperfect indicative - third person singular en  ane: I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were) -- + agree, be, have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were. ο definite article - nominative singular masculine ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. λαος noun - nominative singular masculine laos  lah-os':  a people -- people. γαρ conjunction gar  gar: assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles) επ preposition epi  ep-ee': meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc. αυτη personal pronoun - dative singular feminine autos  ow-tos': the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons νενομοθετητο verb - pluperfect passive indicative - third person singular nomotheteo  nom-oth-et-eh'-o: to legislate, i.e. (passively) to have (the Mosaic) enactments injoined, be sanctioned (by them) -- establish, receive the law. τις interrogative pronoun - nominative singular feminine tis  tis: an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions) -- every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, -with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why. ετι adverb eti  et'-ee: yet, still (of time or degree) -- after that, also, ever, (any) further, (t-)henceforth (more), hereafter, (any) longer, (any) more(-one), now, still, yet. χρεια noun - nominative singular feminine chreia  khri'-ah: employment, i.e. an affair; also (by implication) occasion, demand, requirement or destitution -- business, lack, necessary(-ity), need(-ful), use, want. κατα preposition kata  kat-ah': (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations την definite article - accusative singular feminine ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. ταξιν noun - accusative singular feminine taxis  tax'-is: regular arrangement, i.e. (in time) fixed succession (of rank or character), official dignity -- order. μελχισεδεκ proper noun Melchisedek  mel-khis-ed-ek': Melchisedek (i.e. Malkitsedek), a patriarch -- Melchisedec. ετερον adjective - accusative singular masculine heteros  het'-er-os: (an-, the) other or different -- altered, else, next (day), one, (an-)other, some, strange. ανιστασθαι verb - present middle middle or passive deponent anistemi  an-is'-tay-mee: to stand up (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive) -- arise, lift up, raise up (again), rise (again), stand up(-right). ιερεα noun - accusative singular masculine hiereus  hee-er-yooce':  a priest -- (high) priest. και conjunction kai  kahee: and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words ου particle - nominative ou  oo: no or not -- + long, nay, neither, never, no (man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. κατα preposition kata  kat-ah': (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations την definite article - accusative singular feminine ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. ταξιν noun - accusative singular feminine taxis  tax'-is: regular arrangement, i.e. (in time) fixed succession (of rank or character), official dignity -- order. ααρων proper noun Aaron  ah-ar-ohn': Aaron, the brother of Moses -- Aaron. λεγεσθαι verb - present passive middle or passive deponent lego  leg'-o: ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter. 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