Hebrews 7:23

And those priests, indeed, have been many, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office.

Hebrews 7:8

And in the one instance, men that die receive tithes; but in the other, he receives them who has the testimony that he lives.

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And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:

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Hebrews 7:8
And in the one instance, men that die receive tithes; but in the other, he receives them who has the testimony that he lives.