Hebrews 7:1-10 ▼

1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham turning back from the striking of the kings, and blessed him,

2 to whom also Abraham divided a tenth of all (first, indeed, being interpreted, “King of righteousness,” and then also, “King of Salem,” which is, King of Peace),

3 without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, and having been like the Son of God, remains a priest continually.

4 And see how great this one [is], to whom Abraham the patriarch also gave a tenth out of the best of the spoils,

5 and those, indeed, out of the sons of Levi receiving the priesthood, have a command to take tithes from the people according to the Law, that is, their brothers, even though they came forth out of the loins of Abraham;

6 and he who was not reckoned by genealogy of them, received tithes from Abraham, and he has blessed him having the promises,

7 and apart from all controversy, the less is blessed by the better—

8 and here, indeed, men who die receive tithes, and there [he] who is testified to that he was living,

9 and so to speak, through Abraham even Levi who is receiving tithes, has paid tithes,

10 for he was yet in the loins of the father when Melchizedek met him.