Hebrews 7:1-10 ▼

1 FOR this Mel-chis'e-dec was king of Sa lem, the priest of the most high God, who met A’bra-ham, returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;

2 And to whom A’bra-ham also set aside a tenth part from the choice things he had with him. His name is interpreted King of righteousness, and again, King of Salem, which means King of peace.

3 Neither his father nor his mother is recorded in the genealogies; and neither the beginning of his days nor the end of his life; but, like the Son of God, his priesthood abides for ever.

4 Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave tithes and paid head tax.

5 For those sons of Levi who received the office of the priesthood, were authorized by law to take tithes from the people; even from their own brethren who also had come out of the loins of Abraham.

6 But this man who is not recorded in their genealogies took tithes even from Abraham, and blessed him who had received the promises.

7 Beyond dispute: he who was less was blessed by him who was greater than himself.

8 And here mortal men receive tithes; but there he, of whom the scripture testifies that he lives, receives them.

9 Speaking as a man, through A’bra-ham, even Levi who received tithes, also gave tithes.

10 For he was yet in the loins of his forefather Abraham, when Mel-chis'e-dec met him.