the Week of Proper 22 / Ordinary 27
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Hebrews 7:7
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But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater.
But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater.
So if you're following along, consider this, the one who does the blessing is greater than the one who gets the blessing.
But there is no doubt that the less gets his blessing from the greater.
But beyond all gainsaying, the inferior is blessed by the better.
But without any dispute the less is blessed of the better.
And without all contradiction, the less is blessed of the greater.
And beyond all dispute it is always the inferior who is blessed by the superior.
And without all contradiction, the lesse is blessed of the better.
But without contradiction, the lesser is blessed by the better.
Now is it so without all naysayenge, that the lesse receaueth blessynge of ye better.
now 'tis past dispute, he that is blessed is inferior to him that blesses:
Yet it is beyond all dispute that the lesser person is always blessed by the greater one.
But without any dispute the less is blessed of the better.
It is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior.
And no man denyeth but that which is lesse receaveth blessinge of yt which is greater.
But without any dispute the less is blessed of the better.
And without all contradiction the less is blessed by the better.
and apart from all controversy, the less by the better is blessed --
Now everyone knows that the more important person blesses the less important person.
Now without dispute the inferior is blessed by the superior,
And indisputably, the lesser is blessed by the greater.
Everyone agrees that a person who gives a blessing is greater than the one who receives the blessing.
and it is beyond all dispute that the one who blesses has higher status than the one who receives the blessing.
It is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior.
And without all contradiction the lesse is blessed of the greater.
Beyond dispute: he who was less was blessed by him who was greater than himself.
Without a doubt, the inferior is blessed by the superior.
But without any dispute the less is blessed of the better.
It is beyond dispute that the less important person is blessed by the more important person.
But, without controversy, he who is less is blessed by one who is Greater than himself.
But it is beyond controversy, that the inferior is blessed by his superior.
Now beyond all contradiction the lesser is blessed by the better.
And without question, the person who has the power to give a blessing is greater than the one who is blessed.
The one who shows respect is always greater than the one who receives it.
But without any dispute the less is blessed of the better.
It is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior.
But, apart from all gainsaying, the less, by the greater, is blessed.
And without all contradiction, that which is less is blessed by the better.
Now without any dispute the inferior is blessed by the more prominent.
And without all controuersie, the lesse is blessed of the better.
And everyone knows that the more important person always blesses the less important person.
But without any dispute the lesser person is blessed by the greater.
There is no doubt that the one who blesses is greater than the one who is blessed.
With outen ony ayenseiyng, that that is lesse, is blessid of the betere.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
without: 1 Timothy 3:16
the less: Hebrews 11:20, Hebrews 11:21, Genesis 27:20-40, Genesis 28:1-4, Genesis 47:7-10, Genesis 48:15-20, Genesis 49:28, Numbers 6:23-27, Deuteronomy 32:1, 2 Samuel 6:20, 1 Kings 8:55, 2 Chronicles 30:27, Luke 24:50, Luke 24:51, 2 Corinthians 13:14
Reciprocal: Genesis 14:19 - he blessed Genesis 47:10 - General Exodus 40:15 - everlasting Leviticus 9:22 - his hand Joshua 22:6 - General 1 Chronicles 16:2 - he blessed Isaiah 9:16 - led of them Luke 2:34 - blessed
Cross-References
But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.
And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;
And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the greater. This is a self-evident truth, and is undeniable; it admits of no controversy, and cannot be gainsaid, that he that blesseth is greater in that respect than he that is blessed by him; as the priests were greater in their office than the people who were blessed by them; and so Melchizedek, as a priest of the most high God, and as blessing Abraham, was greater than he; and so must be greater than the Levites, who sprung from him; and his priesthood be more excellent than theirs; and consequently Christ, his antitype, and who was of his order, must be greater too; which is the design of the apostle throughout the whole of his reasoning.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And without all contradiction - It is an admitted principle; a point about which there can be no dispute.
The less is blessed of the better - The act of pronouncing a blessing is understood to imply superiority of rank, age, or station. So when a father lays his hand on his children and blesses them, it is understood to be the act of one superior in age, venerableness, and authority; when a prophet pronounced a blessing on the people, the same thing was understood, and the same is true also when a minister of religion pronounces a blessing on a congregation. It is the act of one who is understood to sustain an office above the people on whom the blessing is pronounced. This was understood of the Saviour when parents brought their children to him to lay his hands on them and bless them Matthew 19:13; and the same was true of Jacob when dying he blessed the sons of Joseph; Hebrews 11:21; Genesis 48:5-20. The word “less” here means the one of inferior rank; who is less in office, honor, or age. It does not imply inferiority of moral or religious character, for this is not the point under consideration. The word “better” means one who is of superior office or rank, not one who has necessarily a purer or holier character. That Melchizedek was thus superior to Abraham, Paul says, is implied by the very declaration that he “blessed him.” It is also seen to be true by the whole comparison. Abraham was a petty prince; an “Emir” - the head of a company of Nomades, or migratory shepherds, having, it is true, a large number of dependants, but still not having the rank here given to Melchizedek. Though called “a prophet” Genesis 20:7, yet he is nowhere called either a priest or a king. In these respects, it was undoubted that he was inferior to Melchizedek.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Hebrews 7:7. The less is blessed of the better. — That the superior blesses the inferior is a general proposition; but Abraham was blessed of Melchisedec, therefore Melchisedec was greater than Abraham. "The blessing here spoken of," says Dr. Macknight, "is not the simple wishing of good to others, which may be done by inferiors to superiors; but it is the action of a person authorized to declare God's intention to bestow good things on another. In this manner Isaac and Jacob blessed their children under a prophetic impulse; in this manner the priests under the law blessed the people; in this manner, likewise, Melchisedec, the priest of the most high God, blessed Abraham."
