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


In Context

13 for he of whom these things are said in another tribe hath had part, of whom no one gave attendance at the altar,

14 for it is evident that out of Judah hath arisen our Lord, in regard to which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

15 And it is yet more abundantly most evident, if according to the similitude of Melchisedek there doth arise another priest,

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

17 for He doth testify — 'Thou art a priest — to the age, according to the order of Melchisedek;'

18 for a disannulling indeed doth come of the command going before 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 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 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.