Hebrews 7:4-10
English Standard Version
4 See how great this man was to whom Abraham (A)the patriarch gave a tenth of the spoils! 5 And (B)those descendants of Levi who receive the priestly office have a commandment in the law to take tithes from the people, that is, from their brothers,[a] though these also are descended from Abraham. 6 But this man (C)who does not have his descent from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed (D)him who had the promises. 7 It is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior. 8 In the one case tithes are received by mortal men, but in the other case, by one (E)of whom it is testified that (F)he lives. 9 One might even say that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, 10 for he was still in the loins of his ancestor when Melchizedek met him.
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- Hebrews 7:5 Or brothers and sisters
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