毫无疑问,那为人祝福的总比领受祝福的位分大。 收取十分之一的利未祭司都是会死的人,但那位收取十分之一的麦基洗德被证明仍然活着。 这样说来,连接受十分之一奉献的利未也透过亚伯拉罕向麦基洗德纳了十分之一。

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毫无疑问,赐福的人总高于受到赐福的人。 这种情形下,(利未族的情况)征收十分之一的人是会死的,但是,另一种情形(麦基洗德的情形),征收十分之一的人像《经》所描写的那样,依然活着。 甚至可以这样说,征收十分之一的利未,实际上是通过亚伯拉罕付了这十分之一的税,

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And without doubt the lesser is blessed by the greater. In the one case, the tenth is collected by people who die; but in the other case, by him who is declared to be living.(A) One might even say that Levi, who collects the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham,

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And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.

And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.

And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.

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It is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior. Here tithes are received by mortal men; there, by one of whom it is testified that he lives. One might even say that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham,

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