Hebrews 7:4-10
4Now observe how great this man was to whom Abraham, the apatriarch, bgave a tenth of the spoils. 5And those indeed of athe sons of Levi, who receive the priest’s office, have a commandment 1in the Law to collect 2a tenth from the people, that is, from their brothers, although these 3are descended from Abraham. 6But the one awhose genealogy is not traced from them had bcollected 1a tenth from Abraham and 2,cblessed the one who dhad the promises. 7But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater. 8And in this case mortal men receive tithes, but in that case one receives them, aof whom it is witnessed that he lives on. 9And, so to speak, through Abraham even Levi, who received tithes, paid tithes, 10for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.