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


In Context

13 For he, of whom these things are spoken, is of another tribe, of which no one attended on the altar.

14 For it is evident that our Lord sprung out of Juda: in which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priests.

15 And it is yet far more evident: if according to the similitude of Melchisedech there ariseth another priest,

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

17 For he testifieth: Thou art a priest for ever, according to the order of Melchisedech.

18 There is indeed a setting aside of the former commandment, because of the weakness and unprofitableness thereof:

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 American Standard 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 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.