Hebrews 7:3

Modern English Version

Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, he continually remains a priest.

Cross References

Exodus 6:18

The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, and the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred and thirty-three years.

Numbers 1:18

and they assembled all the congregation on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees according to their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls.

Matthew 4:3

And the tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones be turned into bread.”

Hebrews 4:14

Since then we have a great High Priest who has passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to our confession.

Hebrews 7:1

For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him.

Hebrews 7:17

For He testifies: “You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”

Hebrews 7:2

To him Abraham also gave one-tenth of everything. In the first place, his name is translated “king of righteousness,” and then also he is king of Salem, which means “king of peace.”

Hebrews 7:6

But this man, whose descent is not numbered among them, received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.