Hebrews 7:1–10

For this ^aMelchisedec, king of ^bSalem, priest of ^cthe most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; ^2aTo whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of ^bSalem, which is, King of ^dpeace; ³Without father, without mother, ^†without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto ^ethe Son of God; abideth a priest ^fcontinually. ⁴Now consider how great this man was, ^aunto whom even ^gthe patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils. ⁵And verily ^hthey that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though ⁱthey come out of the loins of Abraham: ⁶But he whose ^||descent is not counted from them ^areceived tithes of Abraham, and ^ablessed ^jhim that had the promises. ⁷And without all ^kcontradiction the less is blessed of the better. ⁸And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom ^lit is witnessed that ^mhe liveth. ⁹And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham. ¹⁰For ⁱhe was yet in the loins of his father, ^awhen Melchisedec met him.