# Hebrews 7.18 **Book:** [Hebrews](/codex/hebrews/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 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** > > 19. (for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in thereupon of a better hope, through which we draw nigh unto God. 20. And inasmuch as it is not without the taking of an oath (Hebrews 7:16-20, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 16. who has been made, not after the law of a fleshly commandment, but after the power of an endless life: 17. for it is testified, “You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.” > > **18. For there is an annulling of a foregoing commandment because of its weakness and uselessness** > > 19. (for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God. 20. Inasmuch as he was not made priest without the taking of an oath (Hebrews 7:16-20, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 16. Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life. 17. For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. > > **18. For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.** > > 19. For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God. the bringing: or, it was the bringing in 20. And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest: (Hebrews 7:16-20, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 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,** > > 19. (for nothing did the law perfect) and the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw nigh to God. 20. And inasmuch as [it is] not apart from oath, (for those indeed apart from oath are become priests, (Hebrews 7:16-20, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Christians Not Under Mosaic Law](/codex/christians-not-under-mosaic-law/) **Concepts:** - [Mary's Lineage](/codex/marys-lineage/), via [Hebrews 7.1-28](/codex/hebrews-7-1-28/) - [Mosaic Law](/codex/mosaic-law/), via [Hebrews 7.18-19](/codex/hebrews-7-18-19/) **Lexicon:** - [H3548 - kohen](/codex/h3548-kohen/), via [Hebrews 7.1-22](/codex/hebrews-7-1-22/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.