Hebrews 7:1-10 ▼

1 For this Melchizedek— King of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham and blessed him as he returned from defeating the kings,

2 and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything; first, his name means king of righteousness, then also, king of Salem, meaning king of peace;

3 without father, mother, or genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God— remains a priest forever.

4 Now consider how great this man was—even Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth of the plunder to him!

5 The sons of Levi who receive the priestly office have a command according to the law to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they have also descended from Abraham.

6 But one without this lineage collected tenths from Abraham and blessed the one who had the promises.

7 Without a doubt, the inferior is blessed by the superior.

8 In the one case, men who will die receive tenths, but in the other case, Scripture testifies that he lives.

9 And in a sense Levi himself, who receives tenths, has paid tenths through Abraham,

10 for he was still within his ancestor when Melchizedek met him.