Hebrews 7:1

New Century Version

Melchizedek was the king of Salem and a priest for God Most High. He met Abraham when Abraham was coming back after defeating the kings. When they met, Melchizedek blessed Abraham,

Cross References

Psalm 57:2

I cry out to God Most High, to the God who does everything for me.

Psalm 76:2

His Tent is in Jerusalem; his home is on Mount Zion.

Psalm 78:35

They would remember that God was their Rock, that God Most High had saved them.

Psalm 78:56

But they tested God and turned against God Most High; they did not keep his rules.

Daniel 4:2

The Most High God has done miracles and wonderful things for me that I am happy to tell you about.

Daniel 5:18

“O king, the Most High God made your father Nebuchadnezzar a great, important, and powerful king.

Daniel 5:21

He was forced away from people, and his mind became like the mind of an animal. He lived with the wild donkeys and was fed grass like an ox and became wet with dew. These things happened to him until he learned his lesson: The Most High God rules over every kingdom on earth, and he sets anyone he chooses over those kingdoms.

Micah 6:6

You say, “What can I bring with me when I come before the Lord, when I bow before God on high? Should I come before him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?

Mark 5:7

The man shouted in a loud voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I command you in God’s name not to torture me!”

Acts 16:17

This girl followed Paul and us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God. They are telling you how you can be saved.”

Hebrews 6:20

where Jesus has gone ahead of us and for us. He has become the high priest forever, a priest like Melchizedek.

Hebrews 7:2

and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything he had brought back from the battle. First, Melchizedek’s name means “king of goodness,” and he is king of Salem, which means “king of peace.”

Hebrews 7:3

No one knows who Melchizedek’s father or mother was, where he came from, when he was born, or when he died. Melchizedek is like the Son of God; he continues being a priest forever.

Hebrews 7:6

Melchizedek was not from the tribe of Levi, but he collected a tenth from Abraham. And he blessed Abraham, the man who had God’s promises.