Hebrews 7:8
And here dying men receive tithes; but there [one] of whom the witness is that he lives;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
7But beyond all gainsaying, the inferior is blessed by the better.
9and, so to speak, through Abraham, Levi also, who received tithes, has been made to pay tithes.
Cross References
John 11:25Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life: he that believes on me, though he have died, shall live;
John 14:19Yet a little and the world sees me no longer; but ye see me; because I live ye also shall live.
Hebrews 5:6Even as also in another [place] he says, *Thou* [art] a priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedec.
Hebrews 7:23And they have been many priests, on account of being hindered from continuing by death;
Hebrews 9:27And forasmuch as it is the portion of men once to die, and after this judgment;
Matthew Henry on Hebrews 7:2-11
Melchisedec's Priesthood. ( a. d. 62.) 1 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; 2 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; 3 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. 4 Now… Read the whole commentary →