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Here men who die receive tithes, but there one, of whom it is testified that he lives.
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Mortal vs. 'Living' Priests
The verse draws a sharp contrast to show the superiority of Melchizedek's priesthood. 'Here,' under the Levitical system, priests who received tithes were mortal men who died, highlighting the temporary nature of their office. 'There,' in the scriptural account of Melchizedek, the priest is described as one who 'liveth,' signifying a more permanent and therefore greater priesthood.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And here men that die receive tithes. Another point showing the inferiority of the Levitical priesthood. Those who thus received tithes, t…
Here (ωδε). In the Levitical system.
There (εκε). In the case of Melchizedek.
Of whom it is…
19th Century
Anglican
“Here,” under the Levitical economy, dying men receive the various tithes. Men enter by birth into a state with which this right is associated, and…
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Baptist
Thus the old priesthood, the Levitical and Aaronic priesthood, paid homage to the Melchisedec priesthood, which is greater still.
In the Levitical system, those who receive tithes eventually die. But in the Melchizedek episode, tithes are received by one who is “living.” Melch…
16th Century
Protestant
Of whom it is witnessed that he liveth. He takes the silence concerning his death, as I have said, as evidence of his life. This would not…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And here men that die receive tithes , &c,] The priests and Levites were not only men, and mortal men, subject to de…
That High Priest who should afterward appear, of whom Melchizedec was a type, must be much superior to the Levitical priests. Observe Abraham's gre…
13th Century
Catholic
Having shown how Melchizedek was likened to the Son of God, the Apostle now shows the preeminence of Melchizedek’s priesthood over the Levitical. R…
