Hebrews 7:1-10 ▼

1 For this Melchisedech kyng of Salem, priest of the most hye God, who met Abraham returnyng from the slaughter of the kynges, and blessed hym:

2 To whom also Abraham gaue tythe of all thynges, first being called by interpretatio king of righteousnes, & after yt also, kyng of Salem, which is, kyng of peace.

3 Without father, without mother, without kynne, hauyng neither beginnyng of dayes, neither ende of lyfe, but lykened vnto the sonne of God, and continueth a priest for euer.

4 Nowe consider howe great this man was, vnto whom also the patriarche Abraham gaue tythe of the spoyles.

5 And veryly they which are of the children of Leuie, which receaue the office of the priesthood, haue a commaundement to take tythe of the people accordyng to the lawe, that is, of their brethren, though they came out of ye loynes of Abraham.

6 But he whose kynrede is not counted among them, receaued tythe of Abraham, and blessed hym that had the promises.

7 And without all controuersie, the lesse is blessed of the better.

8 And here men that dye, receaue tithes: but there he receaueth them of whom it is witnessed that he lyueth.

9 And to say the trueth, Leuie also whiche receaueth tythes, payed tythes in Abraham.

10 For he was yet in the loynes of his father, when Melchisedech met Abraham.