Genesis 14:18

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Ps 110:4 : 4 The LORD has sworn and will not relent, You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
  • Heb 5:6 : 6 As He also says in another place, 'You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.'
  • Heb 5:10 : 10 Called by God as a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.
  • Heb 6:20-7:3 : 20 Where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, made a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek. 1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings, and blessed him; 2 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being 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 the Son of God; remains a priest continually.
  • Matt 26:26-29 : 26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. 27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink of it, all of you; 28 For this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. 29 But I say to you, I will not drink from now on 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 This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.
  • Ps 57:2 : 2 I will cry to God Most High, to God who performs all things for me.
  • Ps 76:2 : 2 In Salem also is His tabernacle, and His dwelling place in Zion.
  • Mic 6:6 : 6 With what shall I come before the LORD, 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 are you of the LORD, my daughter: for you have shown more kindness at the end than at the beginning, inasmuch as you followed not young men, whether poor or rich.
  • 2 Sam 2:5 : 5 And David sent messengers to the men of Jabeshgilead, and said to them, Blessed be you of the LORD, that you have shown this kindness to your lord, even to Saul, and have buried him.
  • Ps 7:17 : 17 I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
  • Ps 50:14 : 14 Offer to God thanksgiving; and pay your vows to the Most High:
  • Gal 6:10 : 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all men, especially to those who are of the household of faith.
  • Acts 7:48 : 48 However, the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says:
  • Heb 7:10-22 : 10 For he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him. 11 If therefore perfection were through the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron? 12 For the priesthood being changed, there is of necessity a change also of the law. 13 For he of whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, of which no man attended the altar. 14 For it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood. 15 And it is yet far more evident: for in the likeness of Melchizedek there arises another priest, 16 Who is made, not after the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life. 17 For he testifies, You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. 18 For there is indeed a setting aside of the former commandment because of its weakness and unprofitableness. 19 For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by which we draw near to God. 20 And inasmuch as he was not made priest without an oath: 21 For those priests were made without an oath; but this one with an oath by him that said to him, The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek: 22 By so much was Jesus made the guarantor of a better covenant.

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    1For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings, and blessed him;

    2To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being 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 the Son of God; remains a priest continually.

    4Now consider how great this man was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth of the spoils.

  • Gen 14:19-22
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    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 has delivered your enemies into your hand. And he gave him tithes of all."

    21And the king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me the people and take the goods for yourself."

    22And Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have raised my hand to the LORD, God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth,

  • Gen 14:17
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    17And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the King's Valley.

  • Heb 7:15-17
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    15And it is yet far more evident: for in the likeness of Melchizedek there arises another priest,

    16Who is made, not after the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life.

    17For he testifies, You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

  • Heb 5:10
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    10Called by God as a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.

  • Heb 7:9-11
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    9And, as I may say, Levi also, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham.

    10For he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.

    11If therefore perfection were through the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

  • Ps 110:4
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    4The LORD has sworn and will not relent, You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.

  • Heb 6:20
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    20Where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, made a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.

  • Heb 5:6
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    6As He also says in another place, 'You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.'

  • Heb 7:20-21
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    20And inasmuch as he was not made priest without an oath:

    21For those priests were made without an oath; but this one with an oath by him that said to him, The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek:

  • Lev 21:22
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    22He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.

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    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 nations;

    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, which is Zoar.

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

  • Gen 18:5-6
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    5And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort your hearts; after that you shall pass on, for therefore are you come to your servant. And they said, So do, as you have said.

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    6So the priest gave him holy bread, for there was no bread there but the showbread, which was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day it was taken away.

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

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    4And they will greet you, and give you two loaves of bread; which you shall receive from their hands.

  • Gen 26:30
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    30And he made them a feast, and they ate and drank.

  • Mark 2:26
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    26How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the showbread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and also gave to those who were with him?

  • Num 6:15
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    15And a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mixed with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with oil, and their grain offering, and their drink offerings.

  • Gen 18:1
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    1And the LORD appeared to him in the plains of Mamre, and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day.

  • Luke 14:15
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    15And when one of them who sat at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

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    6But he whose genealogy is not counted from them received tithes from Abraham, and blessed him who had the promises.

  • Num 15:19
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    19Then it shall be, when you eat of the bread of the land, you shall offer up a heave offering to the LORD.

  • Gen 24:34
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    34So he said, "I am Abraham's servant.

  • Exod 29:2
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    2And unleavened bread, and cakes of unleavened bread mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil: of wheat flour you shall make them.

  • 1 Kgs 13:15
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    15Then he said to him, Come home with me, and eat bread.

  • Gen 14:24
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    24except only what the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion."

  • Exod 29:23
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    23And one loaf of bread, one cake made with oil, and one wafer from the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the LORD,

  • Luke 6:4
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    4How he went into the house of God, and took and ate the showbread, and also gave to those who were with him, which it is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone?