16who hath been made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life:


In Context

13 For he of whom these things are said belongeth to another tribe, from which no man hath given attendance at the altar.

14 For it is evident that our Lord hath sprung out of Judah; as to which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priests.

15 And what we say is yet more abundantly evident, if after the likeness of Melchizedek there ariseth another priest,

16 who hath been made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life:

17 for it is witnessed of him, Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek.

18 For there is a disannulling of a foregoing commandment because of its weakness and unprofitableness

Hebrews 7:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:16Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:16one who has become a priest not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:16Who is made not according to the law of a carnal commandment, but according to the power of an indissoluble life:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:16who has been constituted not according to law of fleshly commandment, but according to power of indissoluble life.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:16who hath been made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:16Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:16who has been made, not after the law of a fleshly commandment, but after the power of an endless life:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:16who came not according to the law of a fleshly command, but according to the power of an endless life,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:16Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.