Hebrews 7

¹For this Melchizedek, the king of Salem, a priest of the Most High God, who gave Abraham his blessing, meeting him when he came back after putting the kings to death,

²And to whom Abraham gave a tenth part of everything which he had, being first named King of righteousness, and then in addition, King of Salem, that is to say, King of peace;

³Being without father or mother, or family, having no birth or end to his life, being made like the Son of God, is a priest for ever.

⁴Now see how great this man was, to whom our father Abraham gave a tenth part of what he had got in the fight.

⁵And it is true that by the law, those of the sons of Levi who have the position of priests may take a tenth part of the people's goods; that is to say, they take it from their brothers though these are the sons of Abraham.

⁶But this man, who was not of their family, took the tenth from Abraham, and gave a blessing to him to whom God had given his undertaking.

⁷But there is no doubt that the less gets his blessing from the greater.

⁸Now at the present time, men over whom death has power take the tenth; but then it was taken by one of whom it is witnessed that he is living.

⁹And we may say that in Abraham, even Levi, who has a right to take the tenth part, gave it;

¹⁰Because he was still in his father's body when Melchizedek came to him.

¹¹Now if it was possible for things to be made complete through the priests of the house of Levi (for the law was given to the people in connection with them), what need was there for another priest who was of the order of Melchizedek and not of the order of Aaron?