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Hebrews 7:8

New International Version

In the one case, the tenth is collected by people who die; but in the other case, by him who is declared to be living.

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Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live.

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Who were they who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt?

And he says in another place, “You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”

where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.

Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office;

And without doubt the lesser is blessed by the greater.

One might even say that Levi, who collects the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham,

Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment,

I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.