ἀθέτησις μὲν γὰρ γίνεται προαγούσης ἐντολῆς διὰ τὸ αὐτῆς ἀσθενὲς καὶ ἀνωφελές,

athetesis men gar ginetai proagouses entoles dia to autes asthenes kai anopheles,

reprobatio quidem fit praecedentis mandati propter infirmitatem eius et inutilitatem

For there is truly a cancellation of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.

For there is truly a cancellation of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.

For there is verily an annulment of the previous commandment because of the weakness and uselessness thereof.

For there is verily an annulment of the previous commandment because of the weakness and uselessness thereof.

For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.

For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.

For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.

For on the one hand there is an annulling of the former commandment because of its weakness and unprofitableness,

For there is verily an annulling of the former commandment because of the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.

For there is a disannulling of a foregoing commandment because of its weakness and unprofitableness

For there is a disannulling of a foregoing commandment because of its weakness and unprofitableness

But there was a change in the first testament because of its impotence, and there was no benefit in it.

But there was a change in the first testament because of its impotence, and there was no benefit in it.

For there is a setting aside of the commandment going before for its weakness and unprofitableness,

For there is a setting aside of the commandment going before for its weakness and unprofitableness,

There is indeed a setting aside of the former commandment, because of the weakness and unprofitableness thereof:

There is indeed a setting aside of the former commandment, because of the weakness and unprofitableness thereof:

For there is a disannulling of a foregoing commandment because of its weakness and unprofitableness

For there is a disannulling of a foregoing commandment because of its weakness and unprofitableness

For on the one hand, a former commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness

For on the one hand, a former commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness

The former requirements are rejected because they are weak and useless.

The former requirements are rejected because they are weak and useless.

So the previous command is annulled because it was weak and unprofitable

So the previous command is annulled because it was weak and unprofitable

Indeed, because it was weak and ineffective, the former commandment has been annulled,

Indeed, because it was weak and ineffective, the former commandment has been annulled,

On the one hand a former command is set aside because it is weak and useless,

On the one hand a former command is set aside because it is weak and useless,

For, on the one hand, there is a setting aside of a former commandment because of its weakness and uselessness

For, on the one hand, there is a setting aside of a former commandment because of its weakness and uselessness

The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless

The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless

Yes, the old requirement about the priesthood was set aside because it was weak and useless.

Yes, the old requirement about the priesthood was set aside because it was weak and useless.

For there is verily a disannulling of the preceding commandment on account of its weakness and unprofitableness.

For there is verily a disannulling of the preceding commandment on account of its weakness and unprofitableness.

On the one hand we have here the abrogation of an earlier code because it was weak and ineffective--

On the one hand we have here the abrogation of an earlier code because it was weak and ineffective--

For there is an annulling of a foregoing commandment because of its weakness and uselessness

For there is an annulling of a foregoing commandment because of its weakness and uselessness

So the old law about priests no longer has authority. It was weak and it could not help people.

for a disannulling indeed doth come of the command going before because of its weakness, and unprofitableness,

God put the Law of Moses aside. It was weak and could not be used.

For indeed the preceding commandment is annulled because of its weakness and uselessness.

Because the earlier commandment was weak and did not reconcile us to God effectively, it was set aside—

Yes, the old system of priesthood based on family lines was canceled because it didn’t work. It was weak and useless for saving people.

The earlier commandment is abrogated because of its weakness and ineffectiveness,

For, on the one hand, there is a setting aside of a former commandment because of its weakness and uselessness

For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness of it;

So the previous command is annulled because it was weak and unprofitable

So a previous physical regulation and command is cancelled because of its weakness and ineffectiveness and uselessness—

The old rule is now set aside, because it was weak and useless.

But the Melchizedek story provides a perfect analogy: Jesus, a priest like Melchizedek, not by genealogical descent but by the sheer force of resurrection life—he lives!—“priest forever in the royal order of Melchizedek.” The former way of doing things, a system of commandments that never worked out the way it was supposed to, was set aside; the law brought nothing to maturity. Another way—Jesus!—a way that does work, that brings us right into the presence of God, is put in its place.

To be sure, the former requirement is annulled, because it was weak and useless—

For there is an annulment of a former commandment because of · its weakness and uselessness

There is, on the one hand, the abrogation of an earlier commandment because it was weak and ineffectual

So then, the previous commandment is abrogated, because of its weakness and unprofitableness.

The old rule, then, is set aside, because it was weak and useless.

that reproving of the commandment before-going is made, for the unfirmness and unprofit of it.

What is happening here is that the previous commandment is being set aside. It was, after all, weak and useless;

In this way a weak and useless command was put aside,

On the one hand, a former commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness

Quite plainly, then, there is a definite cancellation of the previous commandment because of its ineffectiveness and uselessness—the Law was incapable of bringing anyone to real maturity—followed by the introduction of a better hope, through which we approach our God.

There is, on the one hand, the abrogation of an earlier commandment because it was weak and ineffectual

There is, on the one hand, the abrogation of an earlier commandment because it was weak and ineffectual

On the one hand, an earlier command is set aside because it was weak and useless

For, on the one hand, a former commandment is cancelled because of its weakness and uselessness [because of its inability to justify the sinner before God]

For on the one hand, a former commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness

On the one hand, a former commandment is annulled because of its weakness and uselessness,

For, on the one hand, there is the nullification of a former commandment because of its weakness and uselessness

The ·old [former] ·rule [commandment; regulation] is now ·set aside [nullified; abolished], because it was weak and ·useless [ineffective].

For on the one hand, a former requirement is set aside because of its weakness and ineffectiveness—

On the one hand, a former commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness

The old rule is set aside. It was weak and useless.

For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.

Thus, on the one hand, the earlier rule is set aside because of its weakness and inefficacy

The old law given to Moses by God was put away. It was weak and no good.

There is, on the one hand, the abrogation of an earlier commandment because it was weak and ineffectual

For, on the one hand, there is an abrogation of an earlier mitzvah because of its weakness and ineffectuality

The former requirements are rejected because they are weak and useless.

For there is then an annulling of the previous commandment due to its weakness and uselessness.

The old rule is now ended because it was weak and worthless.

The old rule is now set aside because it was weak and useless.

For on the one hand a preceding commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness

The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless

For a setting-aside of the preceding commandment takes place because of its weakness and unprofitableness