3 without father, mother, or genealogy,having neither beginning of days nor end of life,but resembling the Son of God —remains a priest forever.
4 Now consider how great this man was — even Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth of the plunder to him!
5 The sons of Levi who receive the priestly office have a command according to the law to collect a tenth from the people — that is, from their brothers — though they have also descended from Abraham.
6 But one without this lineage collected tenths from Abraham and blessed the one who had the promises.
7 Without a doubt, the inferior is blessed by the superior.
8 In the one case, men who will die receive tenths, but in the other case, Scripture testifies that he lives.
9 And in a sense Levi himself, who receives tenths, has paid tenths through Abraham,