⁵³ Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead: who do you say that you are?

¹² Are you greater than our father Jacob who gave us the fountain and took the water of it himself, with his children and his cattle?

¹ For this Melchizedek, the king of Salem, a priest of the Most High God, who gave Abraham his blessing, meeting him when he came back after putting the kings to death,

² And to whom Abraham gave a tenth part of everything which he had, being first named King of righteousness, and then in addition, King of Salem, that is to say, King of peace;

³ Being without father or mother, or family, having no birth or end to his life, being made like the Son of God, is a priest for ever.

⁴ Now see how great this man was, to whom our father Abraham gave a tenth part of what he had got in the fight.

⁵ 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.

⁶ But this man, who was not of their family, took the tenth from Abraham, and gave a blessing to him to whom God had given his undertaking.

⁷ But there is no doubt that the less gets his blessing from the greater.

² Who kept faith with God who gave him his place, even as Moses did in all his house.

³ And it was right for this man to have more honour than Moses, even as the builder of a house has more honour than the house.

⁵ Whose are the fathers, and of whom came Christ in the flesh, who is over all, God, to whom be blessing for ever. So be it.

⁷ And the Jews made answer, We have a law, and by that law it is right for him to be put to death because he said he was the Son of God.

³⁴ Then the people in answer said to him, The law says that the Christ will have life without end: how say you then that it is necessary for the Son of man to be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?

³³ This was their answer: We are not stoning you for a good work but for evil words; because being a man you make yourself God.

²⁹ That which my Father has given to me has more value than all; and no one is able to take anything out of the Father's hand.

³⁰ I and my Father are one.

⁵⁸ Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, Before Abraham came into being, I am.

¹⁸ For this cause the Jews had an even greater desire to put Jesus to death, because not only did he not keep the Sabbath but he said God was his Father, so making himself equal with God.

⁴¹ The men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: because they were turned from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; and now a greater than Jonah is here.

⁴² The queen of the South will come up in the day of judging and give her decision against this generation: for she came from the ends of the earth to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon; and now a greater than Solomon is here.

⁶ But I say to you that a greater thing than the Temple is here.

⁶ For to us a child has come, to us a son is given; and the government has been placed in his hands; and he has been named Wise Guide, Strong God, Father for ever, Prince of Peace.