And Melchizedekkingof Salembroughtout breadand wine;now he was a priestof GodMostHigh.
Davidsentmessengersto the menof Jabesh-gilead,and saidto them, "May you be blessedof the LORDbecauseyou have shownthiskindnessto Saulyour lord,and have buriedhim.
And winewhich makesman'sheartglad,So that he may make [his] faceglistenwith oil,And foodwhich sustainsman'sheart.
The LORDhas swornand will not changeHis mind,"You are a priestforeverAccordingto the orderof Melchizedek."
"Offerto Goda sacrificeof thanksgivingAnd payyour vowsto the MostHigh;
I will cryto GodMostHigh,To Godwho accomplishes[all things] for me.
I will givethanksto the LORDaccording to His righteousnessAnd will singpraiseto the nameof the LORDMostHigh.
His tabernacleis in Salem;His dwellingplacealso is in Zion.
ThereHe brokethe flamingarrows,The shieldand the swordand the weaponsof war.Selah.
"Whilethe word[was] in the king'smouth,a voicecamefrom heaven,[saying], 'KingNebuchadnezzar,to you it is declared:sovereigntyhas beenremovedfrom you,
With whatshall I cometo the LORD[And] bowmyself before the Godon high?Shall I cometo Him with burntofferings,With yearlingcalves?
Soyou shall alsopresentan offeringto the LORDfrom your tithes,whichyou receivefrom the sonsof Israel;and from it you shall givethe LORD'Sofferingto Aaronthe priest.
The oracleof him who hearsthe wordsof God,And knowsthe knowledgeof the MostHigh,Who seesthe visionof the Almighty,Fallingdown,yet having his eyesuncovered.
Following afterPauland us, she kept cryingout, saying,"Thesemenare bond-servantsof the Most HighGod,whoare proclaimingto you the wayof salvation."
"However,the Most Highdoes not dwellin [houses] made by [human] hands;as the prophetsays:
So then,whilewe haveopportunity,let us dogoodto all people,and especiallyto thosewho are of the householdof the faith.
being designatedby Godas a high priestaccordingto the orderof Melchizedek.
justas He saysalsoin another[passage], "YOU ARE A PRIESTFOREVERACCORDINGTO THE ORDEROF MELCHIZEDEK."
whereJesushas enteredas a forerunnerfor us, having becomea high priestforeveraccordingto the orderof Melchizedek.
For thisMelchizedek,kingof Salem,priestof the Most HighGod,who metAbrahamas he was returningfrom the slaughterof the kingsand blessedhim,
Then he said,"May you be blessedof the LORD,my daughter.You have shownyour lastkindnessto be betterthanthe firstby not goingafteryoungmen,whetherpoororrich.
