- For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham as he was returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,
- to whom also Abraham apportioned a tenth part of all the spoils, was first of all, by the translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then also king of Salem, which is king of peace.
- Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, he remains a priest perpetually.
- Now observe how great this man was to whom Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth of the choicest spoils.
- And those indeed of the sons of Levi who receive the priest's office have commandment in the Law to collect a tenth from the people, that is, from their brethren, although these are descended from Abraham.
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- 这麦基洗德,就是撒冷王,又是至高神的祭司,本是长远为祭司的。他当亚伯拉罕杀败诸王回来的时候,就迎接他,给他祝福。
- 亚伯拉罕也将自己所得来的取十分之一给他。他头一个名翻出来,就是仁义王,他又名撒冷王,就是平安王的意思。
- 他无父,无母,无族谱,无生之始,无命之终,乃是与神的儿子相似。
- 你们想一想,先祖亚伯拉罕,将自己所掳来上等之物取十分之一给他,这人是何等尊贵呢。
- 那是祭司职任的利未子孙,领命照例向百姓取十分之一,这百姓是自己的弟兄,虽是从亚伯拉罕身中生的,(身原文作腰),还是照例取十分之一
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