Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake, and that my soul may live because of thee.
Hebrews 7:6 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 but he whose genealogy is not counted from them hath taken tithes of Abraham, and hath blessed him that hath the promises. More versionsKing 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, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake, and that my soul may live because of thee.
and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and be thou a blessing:
Ye are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
For not through the law was the promise to Abraham or to his seed, that he should be heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith.
who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;
Now to Abraham were the promises spoken, and to his seed. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
By faith Abraham, being tried, offered up Isaac: yea, he that had gladly received the promises was offering up his only begotten son;
For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him,