3 Without father, without mother, without genealogy, he has neither beginning of days nor end of life but is like the son of God, and he remains a priest for all time.
4 But see how great he must be, if Abraham the patriarch gave him a tithe of his plunder.
5 And those of the sons of Levi who receive the priestly office have authorization according to the law to collect a tithe from the people, that is, from their fellow countrymen, although they too are descendants of Abraham.
6 But Melchizedek who does not share their ancestry collected a tithe from Abraham and blessed the one who possessed the promise.
7 Now without dispute the inferior is blessed by the superior,
8 and in one case tithes are received by mortal men, while in the other by him who is affirmed to be alive.
9 And it could be said that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid a tithe through Abraham.