Hebrews 7:7 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

It is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Yet it is beyond all contradiction that it is the lesser person who is blessed by the greater one.

American Standard Version (1901)

But without any dispute the less is blessed of the better.

Common English Bible

Without question, the less important person is blessed by the more important person.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Yet this is without any contradiction, for what is less should be blessed by what is better.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And without all contradiction, that which is less, is blessed by the better.

Hebrews 7:7 Cross References

Genesis 49:28

All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, blessing each one of them with a suitable blessing.

2 Samuel 6:20

David returned to bless his household. But Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David and said, “How the king of Israel honored himself today, uncovering himself today before the eyes of his servants’ maids, as any vulgar fellow might shamelessly uncover himself!”

1 Kings 8:55

he stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice:

2 Chronicles 30:27

Then the priests and the Levites stood up and blessed the people, and their voice was heard; their prayer came to his holy dwelling in heaven.

Deuteronomy 32:1

“Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

1 Timothy 3:16

Without any doubt, the mystery of godliness is great: He was revealed in flesh, vindicated in spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among gentiles, believed in throughout the world, taken up in glory.

Hebrews 7:6

But this man, who does not belong to their ancestry, collected tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had received the promises.

Hebrews 7:8

In the one case, tithes are received by those who are mortal; in the other, by one of whom it is testified that he lives.