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.
Parallel translations
- KJV Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
- BSB Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time.
- NKJV 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.
- NASB Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, he remains a priest perpetually.
- NLT There is no record of his father or mother or any of his ancestors—no beginning or end to his life. He remains a priest forever, resembling the Son of God.
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- Heb 7:17for it is testified, “You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.”
- Exod 6:20–27Amram took Jochebed his father’s sister to himself as wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were a hundred and thirty-seven years.
- Heb 7:23–28Many, indeed, have been made priests, because they are hindered from continuing by death.
- Heb 7:6but he whose genealogy is not counted from them has accepted tithes from Abraham, and has blessed him who has the promises.
- Matt 4:3The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”
- Exod 6:18The sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel; and the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred thirty-three years.
- 1 Chr 6:1–3The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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