Hebrews 7:8

And here deadly men take tithes; but there he beareth witnessing, that he liveth. (And here mortal men, or those who die, receive tithes; but there, as the Scripture testifieth, he who yet liveth.)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7Without any gainsaying, that that is less, is blessed of the better. (For without a doubt or without any contradiction, that that is less, is blessed by the better.)

9And that it be said so, by Abraham also Levi, that took tithes (or who received tithes), was tithed;

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Cross References

John 11:25Jesus saith to her, I am again-rising and life (or I am the resurrection and the life); he that believeth in me, yea, though he be dead, he shall live;

John 14:19Yet a little, and the world seeth not now me [or and the world seeth not me now]; but ye shall see me, for I live, and ye shall live.

Hebrews 5:6As in another place he saith, Thou art a priest [into] without end, after the order of Melchisedec, (or Thou art a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek).

Hebrews 7:23And [soothly] the others were made many priests, therefore for they were forbidden by death to dwell still; (And truly there were many priests of those others, because they were forbidden by death to remain alive forever;)

Hebrews 9:27And as it is ordained to men, once to die, but after this is the doom (or but after this is the Judgement),

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 →

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