Hebrews 7:1-10
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7For this aMelchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the bMost High God, who met Abraham as he was returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, 2ato whom also Abraham apportioned a tenth part of all, was first of all, by the translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then also king of Salem, which is king of peace. 3Without father, without mother, awithout genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like bthe Son of God, he remains a priest continually.
4Now observe how great this man was to whom Abraham, the apatriarch, bgave a tenth of the spoils. 5And those indeed of athe sons of Levi, who receive the priest’s office, have a commandment 1in the Law to collect 2a tenth from the people, that is, from their brothers, although these 3are descended from Abraham. 6But the one awhose genealogy is not traced from them had bcollected 1a tenth from Abraham and 2,cblessed the one who dhad the promises. 7But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater. 8And in this case mortal men receive tithes, but in that case one receives them, aof whom it is witnessed that he lives on. 9And, so to speak, through Abraham even Levi, who received tithes, paid tithes, 10for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.