Hebrews 7:1–10

¹For this Melchisedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who did meet Abraham turning back from the smiting of the kings, and did bless him, ²to whom also a tenth of all did Abraham divide, (first, indeed, being interpreted, ‘King of righteousness,’ and then also, King of Salem, which is, King of Peace,) ³without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, and being made like to the Son of God, doth remain a priest continually. ⁴And see how great this one is, to whom also a tenth Abraham the patriarch did give out of the best of the spoils, ⁵and those, indeed, out of the sons of Levi receiving the priesthood, a command have to take tithes from the people according to the law, that is, their brethren, even though they came forth out of the loins of Abraham; ⁶and he who was not reckoned by genealogy of them, received tithes from Abraham, and him having the promises he hath blessed, ⁷and apart from all controversy, the less by the better is blessed— ⁸and here, indeed, men who die do receive tithes, and there he, who is testified to that he was living, ⁹and so to speak, through Abraham even Levi who is receiving tithes, hath paid tithes, ¹⁰for he was yet in the loins of the father when Melchisedek met him.