希伯来书 7:5
And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:
Context
This verse from 希伯来书 Chapter 7 connects to 10 cross-references. 麦基洗德的祭司职任论证:他迎接亚伯拉罕,亚伯拉罕献上十分之一,他没有父母记载,象征永远的祭司职分。耶稣照着不能毁坏的生命的大能成为祭司,祂永远活着为众人代求,能拯救到底那些靠着祂进到神面前的人。
其他译本
And they indeed of the sons of Levi that receive the priest’s office have commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though these have come out of the loins of Abraham:
and those, indeed, out of the sons of Levi receiving the priesthood, a command have to take tithes from the people according to the law, that is, their brethren, even though they came forth out of the loins of Abraham;
And it is true that by the law, those of the sons of Levi who have the position of priests may take a tenth part of the people's goods; that is to say, they take it from their brothers though these are the sons of Abraham.
交叉参考
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