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For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him

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To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace

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Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life but made like unto the Son of God abideth a priest continually.

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Now consider how great this man [was], unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.

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And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:

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But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.

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

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

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

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For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.