6 But this man, whose descent is not numbered among them, received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.
7 Without question, the inferior is blessed by the superior.
8 In the one case mortal men receive tithes, but in the other he of whom it is witnessed that he is alive receives them.
9 One might say that Levi also, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham,
10 for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met Abraham.
11 If perfection were attained through the Levitical priesthood (for through it the people received the law), what further need was there that another priest should rise in the order of Melchizedek, rather than established in the order of Aaron?
12 For a change in the priesthood necessitates a change in the law.