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Hebrews 7:2-4
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Hebrews 7:2-4
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 and to him Abraham apportioned “one-tenth of everything.” His name, in the first place, means “king of righteousness”; next, he is also king of Salem, that is, “king of peace.” 3 Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life but resembling the Son of God, he remains a priest forever.(A)
4 See how great he is! Even[a] Abraham the patriarch gave him a tenth of the spoils.(B)
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- 7.4 Other ancient authorities lack Even
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