Say you are my sister, that it may go well with me because of you, and that my life may be spared on your account.”
Hebrews 7:6 - Revised Standard Version But this man who has not their genealogy received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 but he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But this person who has not their Levitical ancestry received tithes from Abraham [himself] and blessed him who possessed the promises [of God]. American Standard Version (1901) but he whose genealogy is not counted from them hath taken tithes of Abraham, and hath blessed him that hath the promises. Common English Bible But Melchizedek, who isn’t related to them, received a tenth of everything from Abraham and blessed the one who had received the promises. Catholic Public Domain Version But this man, whose lineage is not enumerated with them, received tithes from Abraham, and he blessed even the one who held the promises. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But he, whose pedigree is not numbered among them, received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises. |
Say you are my sister, that it may go well with me because of you, and that my life may be spared on your account.”
And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God gave to your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your posterity shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’
The promise to Abraham and his descendants, that they should inherit the world, did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith.
They are Israelites, and to them belong the sonship, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises;
Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many; but, referring to one, “And to your offspring,” which is Christ.
These all died in faith, not having received what was promised, but having seen it and greeted it from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was ready to offer up his only son,
For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him;