Hebrews · Free Bible Version (Spanish)
Hebrews 7 Free Bible Version (Spanish)
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1 Melquisedec fue rey de Salem y sacerdote del Dios Supremo. Conoció a Abraham, quien venía de regreso después de haber derrotado a los reyes, y lo bendijo.
1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,
2 Y Abraham le dio diezmo de todo lo que había ganado. El nombre Melquisedec significa “rey de justicia” mientras que el rey de Salem significa “rey de paz”.
2 to whom also Abraham divided a tenth part of all (being first, by interpretation, “king of righteousness”, and then also “king of Salem”, which means “king of peace”,
3 No tenemos información sobre su padre o su madre, o sobre su genealogía. No sabemos cuándo nació ni cuándo murió. Así como el Hijo de Dios, sigue siendo sacerdote para siempre.
3 without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God), remains a priest continually.
4 Consideremos la grandeza de este hombre ante los ojos de Abraham, el patriarca, que incluso le entregó diezmo de lo que había ganado en la batalla.
4 Now consider how great this man was, to whom even Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth out of the best plunder.
5 Sí, pues los hijos de Leví, que son sacerdotes, tienen mandato por la ley de recibir diezmo del pueblo, que son sus hermanos y hermanas, y que son descendientes de Abraham.
5 They indeed of the sons of Levi who receive the priest’s office have a commandment to take tithes from the people according to the law, that is, of their brothers, though these have come out of the body of Abraham,
6 Pero Melquisedec, sin pertenecer a esta descendencia, recibió diezmos de Abraham, y bendijo al que tenía las promesas de Dios.
6 but he whose genealogy is not counted from them has accepted tithes from Abraham, and has blessed him who has the promises.
7 No existe duda de que quien recibe bendición es inferior a quien bendice.
7 But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater.
8 En el primer caso, los que reciben el diezmo son hombres mortales, pero en el otro caso, se dice que los recibió uno que sigue viviendo.
8 Here people who die receive tithes, but there one receives tithes of whom it is testified that he lives.
9 Entonces podríamos decir que Leví, el que recibe los diezmos, ha pagado diezmos por ser descendiente de Abraham,
9 We can say that through Abraham even Levi, who receives tithes, has paid tithes,
10 pues aún no había nacido de su padre cuando Melquisedec conoció a Abraham.
10 for he was yet in the body of his father when Melchizedek met him.
11 Ahora, si hubiera sido posible lograr la perfección por el sacerdocio de Leví (pues así fue como se recibió la ley), ¿Por qué había necesidad de otro sacerdote que siguiera el orden de Melquisedec, y no del orden de Aarón?
11 Now if perfection was through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people have received the law), what further need was there for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
12 Si se cambia el sacerdocio, la ley necesitaría cambiarse también.
12 For the priesthood being changed, there is of necessity a change made also in the law.
13 Pero este de quien hablamos viene de otra tribu, una tribu que nunca ha provisto sacerdotes que sirvan en el altar.
13 For he of whom these things are said belongs to another tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar.
14 Está claro que nuestro Señor es descendiente de Judá, y Moisés nunca hizo mención sobre sacerdotes que provinieran de esta tribu.
14 For it is evident that our Lord has sprung out of Judah, about which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.
15 Y esto queda aún más claro cuando vemos que aparece otro sacerdote similar a Melquisedec,
15 This is yet more abundantly evident, if after the likeness of Melchizedek there arises another priest,
16 que no llegó al sacerdocio por virtud de su ascendencia, sino por el poder de una vida que no puede ser destruida.
16 who has been made, not after the law of a fleshly commandment, but after the power of an endless life;
17 Por eso dice: “Tú eres sacerdote para siempre, conforme al orden de Melquisedec”.
17 for it is testified, “You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.”
18 De modo que la norma anterior ha sido anulada porque era débil e inútil,
18 For there is an annulling of a foregoing commandment because of its weakness and uselessness
19 (porque la ley nunca perfeccionó nada). Pero ahora ha sido reemplazada por una esperanza mejor, por la cual podemos acercarnos a Dios.
19 (for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.
20 Esto no se hizo sin un juramento, aunque los que se convierten en sacerdotes lo hacen con un juramento.
20 Inasmuch as he was not made priest without the taking of an oath
21 Pero él se convirtió en sacerdote con un juramento porque Dios le dijo: “El Señor ha hecho un juramento solemne y no cambiará de opinión: Tú eres sacerdote para siempre”.
21 (for they indeed have been made priests without an oath), but he with an oath by him that says of him, “The Lord swore and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.’”
22 Es así como Jesús se convirtió en la garantía de un acuerdo de una relación con Dios que es mucho mejor.
22 By so much, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.
23 Ha habido muchos sacerdotes porque la muerte les impidió continuar su sacerdocio;
23 Many, indeed, have been made priests, because they are hindered from continuing by death.
24 pero como Jesús vive para siempre, su sacerdocio es permanente.
24 But he, because he lives forever, has his priesthood unchangeable.
25 En consecuencia, tiene el poder para salvar por completo a los que se acercan a Dios por medio de él, viviendo siempre para rogar su caso a favor de ellos.
25 Therefore he is also able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, seeing that he lives forever to make intercession for them.
26 Él es justamente el sumo sacerdote que necesitamos: santo y sin falta, puro y apartado de los pecadores, y con un lugar en lo más alto de los cielos.
26 For such a high priest was fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
27 A diferencia de los sumos sacerdotes humanos, él no necesita ofrecer sacrificios diarios por sus pecados y los de las personas. Él lo hizo una vez, y por todos, cuando se dio a sí mismo como ofrenda.
27 who doesn’t need, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices daily, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. For he did this once for all, when he offered up himself.
28 La ley designa hombres imperfectos como sumos sacerdotes, pero después de la ley, Dios hizo un juramento solemne, y designó a su hijo, que es perfecto para siempre.
28 For the law appoints men as high priests who have weakness, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints a Son forever who has been perfected.
Cross references (28)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Genesis 14:18–20; Psalm 57:2; Hebrews 6:20; Micah 6:6; Daniel 5:18
- 2 Numbers 18:21; 1 Samuel 8:15; 1 Samuel 8:17; 2 Samuel 23:3; Psalm 85:10–11
- 3 Hebrews 7:17; Exodus 6:20–27; Hebrews 7:23–28; Hebrews 7:6; Matthew 4:3
- 4 Genesis 14:20; Acts 2:29; Genesis 17:5–6; Genesis 12:2; Acts 7:8–9
- 5 Leviticus 27:30–33; 2 Chronicles 31:4–6; Numbers 16:10–11; Numbers 18:21–32; Numbers 17:3–10
- 6 Romans 4:13; Hebrews 7:3–4; Genesis 13:14–17; Genesis 17:4–8; Hebrews 11:17
- 7 2 Chronicles 30:27; Genesis 48:15–20; Genesis 27:20–40; 2 Corinthians 13:14; 1 Kings 8:55
- 8 Hebrews 6:20; Hebrews 5:6; Revelation 1:18; Hebrews 7:23; John 14:19
- 9 Romans 5:12; Genesis 14:20; Hebrews 7:4
- 10 Hebrews 7:5; Genesis 46:26; Genesis 35:11
- 11 Hebrews 8:7; Galatians 2:21; Galatians 4:9; Hebrews 7:17–19; Hebrews 8:10–13
- 12 Jeremiah 31:31–34; Isaiah 66:21; Acts 6:13–14; Ezekiel 16:61
- 13 Hebrews 7:11; Hebrews 7:14; Numbers 17:5; 2 Chronicles 26:16–21; Numbers 16:40
- 14 Micah 5:2; Isaiah 11:1; Revelation 5:5; Luke 3:33; Genesis 49:10
- 15 Psalm 110:4; Hebrews 7:17–21; Hebrews 7:3; Hebrews 7:11
- 16 Revelation 1:18; Galatians 4:9; Galatians 4:3; Colossians 2:20; Hebrews 10:1
- 17 Psalm 110:4; Hebrews 5:6; Hebrews 7:15; Hebrews 7:21; Hebrews 5:10
- 18 Romans 8:3; Acts 13:39; Hebrews 7:11–12; Galatians 4:9; Hebrews 8:7–13
- 19 Acts 13:39; Hebrews 4:16; Hebrews 9:9; Romans 8:3; Hebrews 6:18
- 20 Numbers 18:7; Hebrews 5:6; Psalm 110:4
- 21 Psalm 110:4; Hebrews 7:17; Hebrews 6:16–18; 1 Samuel 15:29
- 22 1 Corinthians 11:25; Hebrews 8:6–12; Hebrews 13:20; Luke 22:20; Hebrews 12:24
- 23 Nehemiah 12:10–11; Hebrews 7:8; 1 Chronicles 6:3–14
- 24 John 12:34; Hebrews 7:28; Isaiah 9:6–7; Revelation 1:18; Hebrews 7:8–25
- 25 Romans 8:34; 1 John 2:1–2; 1 Timothy 2:5; Jude 24; John 14:6
- 26 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 2:22; Hebrews 4:14–15; 1 John 2:2; Hebrews 8:1
- 27 Hebrews 9:12; Hebrews 9:28; Hebrews 9:14; Ephesians 5:2; Hebrews 10:6–12
- 28 Hebrews 2:10; Hebrews 1:2; Hebrews 7:21; Hebrews 5:1–2; Luke 13:32
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What the Fathers said
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
Paul wishing to show the difference between the New and Old [Covenant], scatters it everywhere; and shoots from afar, and noises it abroad, and prepares beforehand. For at once even from the introduction, he laid down this saying, that "to them indeed He spake by prophets, but to us by the Son" ( c. i.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 14 (1889)
… elegantly expresses the very kind of sacrifice of which the Priest Himself says, "The bread which I will give is my flesh for the life of the world." The same is the sacrifice not after the order of Aaron, but after the order of Melchisedec: let him that readeth understand.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
… but before all ages by the Father; and He so far excels the others as with an oath He is made Priest: For they are priests without an oath, but He with an oath by Him that said, The Lord sware, and will not repent.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
Ninthly, they allege, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for us. O, how beautiful and mystical and kind.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
To the priests it is said, "First offer sacrifices for your own sins, and so for the people." The sacrifices convicted the priests that if any one should call himself righteous and without sin, it might be answered him, "I look not at what thou sayest, but at what thou offerest; thine own victim convicteth thee.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)