Melchizedek

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Bible verses about “Melchizedek”

The first verses cited, in the King James Version.

• Genesis 14:18And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
• Genesis 14:19And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
• Genesis 14:20And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
• Psalms 110:4The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
• Hebrews 5:6As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
• Hebrews 5:10Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.
• Hebrews 6:20Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
• Hebrews 7:1For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
• Hebrews 7:2To 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;
• Hebrews 7:3Without 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.
• Hebrews 7:4Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.
• Hebrews 7:5And 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:
• Hebrews 7:6But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.
• Hebrews 7:7And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.
• Hebrews 7:8And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
• Hebrews 7:9And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.
• Hebrews 7:10For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.
• Hebrews 7:11If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
• Hebrews 7:12For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.
• Hebrews 7:13For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.
• Hebrews 7:14For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
• Hebrews 7:15And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,
• Hebrews 7:16Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.
• Hebrews 7:17For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
• Hebrews 7:18For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.
• Hebrews 7:19For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.
• Hebrews 7:20And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:
• Hebrews 7:21(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)