Hebrews 7:16
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Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.one who has become a priest not by a law of succession, but by the power of an indestructible life.
In other translations
Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.one who has become a priest not by a law of succession, but by the power of an indestructible life.
Greek words
ὃςhoswhoG3739οὐounotG3756κατὰkataaccording toG2596νόμονnomona lawG3551ἐντολῆςentolēsof a commandmentG1785σαρκίνηςsarkinēsfleshlyG4560γέγονενgegonenhas been constitutedG1096ἀλλὰallabutG235κατὰkataaccording toG2596δύναμινdunamin[the] powerG1411ζωῆςzōēsof a lifeG2222ἀκαταλύτου·akatalutouindestructible;G179
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