Genesis 14:18

American Standard Version (1901)

And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was priest of God Most High.

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  • Ps 110:4 : 4 Jehovah hath sworn, and will not repent: Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek.
  • Heb 5:6 : 6 as he saith also in another [place], Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek.
  • Heb 5:10 : 10 named of God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.
  • Heb 6:20-7:3 : 20 whither as a forerunner Jesus entered for us, having become a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. 1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, 2 to whom also Abraham divided a tenth part of all (being first, by interpretation, King of righteousness, and then also King of Salem, which is King of peace; 3 without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like unto the Son of God), abideth a priest continually.
  • Matt 26:26-29 : 26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it; and he gave to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. 27 And he took a cup, and gave thanks, and gave to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; 28 for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many unto remission of sins. 29 But I say unto you, I shall not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.
  • Acts 16:17 : 17 The same following after Paul and us cried out, saying, These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim unto you the way of salvation.
  • Ps 57:2 : 2 I will cry unto God Most High, Unto God that performeth [all things] for me.
  • Ps 76:2 : 2 In Salem also is his tabernacle, And his dwelling-place in Zion.
  • Mic 6:6 : 6 Wherewith shall I come before Jehovah, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt-offerings, with calves a year old?
  • Ruth 3:10 : 10 And he said, Blessed be thou of Jehovah, my daughter: thou hast showed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.
  • 2 Sam 2:5 : 5 And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of Jehovah, that ye have showed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.
  • Ps 7:17 : 17 I will give thanks unto Jehovah according to his righteousness, And will sing praise to the name of Jehovah Most High.
  • Ps 50:14 : 14 Offer unto God the sacrifice of thanksgiving; And pay thy vows unto the Most High:
  • Gal 6:10 : 10 So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good toward all men, and especially toward them that are of the household of the faith.
  • Acts 7:48 : 48 Howbeit the Most High dwelleth not in [houses] made with hands; as saith the prophet,
  • Heb 7:10-22 : 10 for he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchizedek met him. 11 Now if there was perfection through the Levitical priesthood (for under it hath the people received the law), what further need [was there] that another priest should arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be reckoned after the order of Aaron? 12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law. 13 For he of whom these things are said belongeth to another tribe, from which no man hath given attendance at the altar. 14 For it is evident that our Lord hath sprung out of Judah; as to which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priests. 15 And [what we say] is yet more abundantly evident, if after the likeness of Melchizedek there ariseth another priest, 16 who hath been made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life: 17 for it is witnessed [of him], Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek. 18 For there is a disannulling of a foregoing commandment because of its weakness and unprofitableness 19 (for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in thereupon of a better hope, through which we draw nigh unto God. 20 And inasmuch as [it is] not without the taking of an oath 21 (for they indeed have been made priests without an oath; but he with an oath by him that saith of him, The Lord sware and will not repent himself, Thou art a priest for ever); 22 by so much also hath Jesus become the surety of a better covenant.

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  • Heb 7:1-4
    4 verses
    86%

    1For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

    2to whom also Abraham divided a tenth part of all (being first, by interpretation, King of righteousness, and then also King of Salem, which is King of peace;

    3without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like unto the Son of God), abideth a priest continually.

    4Now consider how great this man was, unto whom Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth out of the chief spoils.

  • Gen 14:19-22
    4 verses
    82%

    19And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth:

    20and blessed be God Most High, who hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him a tenth of all.

    21And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.

    22And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand unto Jehovah, God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth,

  • Gen 14:17
    77%

    17And the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, at the vale of Shaveh (the same is the King's Vale).

  • Heb 7:15-17
    3 verses
    72%

    15And [what we say] is yet more abundantly evident, if after the likeness of Melchizedek there ariseth another priest,

    16who hath been made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life:

    17for it is witnessed [of him], Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek.

  • Heb 5:10
    71%

    10named of God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.

  • Heb 7:9-11
    3 verses
    70%

    9And, so to say, through Abraham even Levi, who receiveth tithes, hath paid tithes;

    10for he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchizedek met him.

    11Now if there was perfection through the Levitical priesthood (for under it hath the people received the law), what further need [was there] that another priest should arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be reckoned after the order of Aaron?

  • Ps 110:4
    69%

    4Jehovah hath sworn, and will not repent: Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek.

  • Heb 6:20
    69%

    20whither as a forerunner Jesus entered for us, having become a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

  • Heb 5:6
    68%

    6as he saith also in another [place], Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek.

  • Heb 7:20-21
    2 verses
    68%

    20And inasmuch as [it is] not without the taking of an oath

    21(for they indeed have been made priests without an oath; but he with an oath by him that saith of him, The Lord sware and will not repent himself, Thou art a priest for ever);

  • Lev 21:22
    68%

    22He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy:

  • Gen 14:1-2
    2 verses
    68%

    1And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim,

    2that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar).

  • Gen 18:8
    67%

    8And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.

  • Gen 18:5-6
    2 verses
    67%

    5and I will fetch a morsel of bread, and strengthen ye your heart; after that ye shall pass on: forasmuch as ye are come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.

    6And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.

  • Gen 13:18
    66%

    18And Abram moved his tent, and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built there an altar unto Jehovah.

  • 1 Sam 21:6
    66%

    6So the priest gave him holy [bread] ; for there was no bread there but the showbread, that was taken from before Jehovah, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.

  • Exod 18:12
    65%

    12And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took a burnt-offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father-in-law before God.

  • 1 Sam 10:4
    65%

    4and they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread, which thou shalt receive of their hand.

  • Gen 26:30
    65%

    30And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.

  • Mark 2:26
    65%

    26How he entered into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the showbread, which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests, and gave also to them that were with him?

  • Num 6:15
    65%

    15and a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and their meal-offering, and their drink-offerings.

  • Gen 18:1
    65%

    1And Jehovah appeared unto him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

  • Luke 14:15
    65%

    15And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

  • Heb 7:6
    65%

    6but he whose genealogy is not counted from them hath taken tithes of Abraham, and hath blessed him that hath the promises.

  • Num 15:19
    65%

    19then it shall be, that, when ye eat of the bread of the land, ye shall offer up a heave-offering unto Jehovah.

  • Gen 24:34
    65%

    34And he said, I am Abraham's servant.

  • Exod 29:2
    64%

    2and unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened mingled with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of fine wheaten flour shalt thou make them.

  • 1 Kgs 13:15
    64%

    15Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.

  • Gen 14:24
    64%

    24save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men that went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.

  • Exod 29:23
    64%

    23and one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, out of the basket of unleavened bread that is before Jehovah:

  • Luke 6:4
    64%

    4how he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the showbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests alone?