Ebrei, Capitolo 7, versi 1-6

¹Questo Melchì sedek infatti, re di Salem, sacerdote del Dio Altissimo, andò incontro ad Abramo mentre ritornava dalla sconfitta dei re e lo benedisse;

²a lui Abramo diede la decima di ogni cosa; anzitutto il suo nome tradotto significa re di giustizia; è inoltre anche re di Salem, cioè re di pace.

³Egli è senza padre, senza madre, senza genealogia, senza principio di giorni né fine di vita, fatto simile al Figlio di Dio e rimane sacerdote in eterno.

⁴Considerate pertanto quanto sia grande costui, al quale Abramo, il patriarca, diede la decima del suo bottino.

⁵In verità anche quelli dei figli di Levi, che assumono il sacerdozio, hanno il mandato di riscuotere, secondo la legge, la decima dal popolo, cioè dai loro fratelli, essi pure discendenti da Abramo.

⁶Egli invece, che non era della loro stirpe, prese la decima da Abramo e benedisse colui che era depositario della promessa.

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7:1 The sum of this chapter is, Christ, as appears from his type, Melchisedec, who was greater than Abraham himself, from whom Levi descended, has a priesthood altogether excellent, new, firm, perpetual. Genesi 14:18, etc

7:2 Being first - According to the meaning of his own name. King of righteousness, then - According to the name of his city. King of peace - So in him, as in Christ, righteousness and peace were joined. And so they are in all that believe in him.

7:3 Without father, without mother, without pedigree - Recorded, without any account of his descent from anyancestors of the priestly order. Having neither beginning of days, nor end of life - Mentioned by Moses. But being - In all these respects. Made like the Son of God - Who is really without father, as to his human nature; without mother, as to his divine; and in this also, without pedigree - Neither descended from any ancestors of the priestly order.Remaineth a priest continually - Nothing is recorded of the death or successor of Melchisedec. But Christ alone does really remain without death, and without successor.

7:4 The greatness of Melchisedec is described in all the preceding and following particulars. But the most manifest proof of it was, that Abraham gave him tithes as to a priest of God and a superior; though he was himself a patriarch, greater than a king, and a progenitor of many kings.

7:5 The sons of Levi take tithes of their brethren - Sprung from Abraham as well as themselves. The Levitestherefore are greater than they; but the priests are greater than the Levites, the patriarch Abraham than the priests, and Melchisedec than him.

7:6 He who is not from them - The Levites Blessed - Another proof of his superiority. Even him that had the promises - That was so highly favoured of God.When St. Paul speaks of Christ, he says, "the promise;" promises refer to other blessings also.

Luca, Capitolo 21, versi 28-33

²⁸Quando cominceranno ad accadere queste cose, alzatevi e levate il capo, perché la vostra liberazione è vicina».

²⁹E disse loro una parabola: «Guardate il fico e tutte le piante;

³⁰quando gia germogliano, guardandoli capite da voi stessi che ormai l'estate è vicina.

³¹Così pure, quando voi vedrete accadere queste cose, sappiate che il regno di Dio è vicino.

³²In verità vi dico: non passerà questa generazione finché tutto ciò sia avvenuto.

³³Il cielo e la terra passeranno, ma le mie parole non passeranno.


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Orthodox readings for 18 December 2003

Ebrei, Capitolo 7, versi 1-6

Luca, Capitolo 21, versi 28-33