The Priestly Order of Melchizedek
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For this 1Melchizedek, king of 2Salem, priest of 3the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,
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and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of everything. He is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, that is, king of peace.
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He is without father or mother 4or genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God he continues a priest forever.
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See how great this man was to whom Abraham 5the patriarch gave a tenth of the spoils!
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And 6those 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.
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But this man 7who does not have his descent from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed 8him who had the promises.
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It is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior.
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In the one case tithes are received by mortal men, but in the other case, by one 9of whom it is testified that 10he lives.
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One might even say that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham,
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for he was still in the loins of his ancestor when Melchizedek met him.
Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) AA
Hebreus 7:1
Porque este Melquisedeque, rei de Salém, sacerdote do Deus Altíssimo, que saiu ao encontro de Abraão quando este regressava da matança dos reis, e o abençoou,
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Hebrews 7:1
For this Melchizedek, 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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Hebreus 7:1
Esse Melquisedeque, rei de Salém e sacerdote do Deus Altíssimo, encontrou-se com Abraão quando este voltava, depois de derrotar os reis, e o abençoou;
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