Parallel Verses

Weymouth New Testament

And beyond all dispute it is always the inferior who is blessed by the superior.

New American Standard Bible

But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater.

King James Version

And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.

Holman Bible

Without a doubt, the inferior is blessed by the superior.

International Standard Version

It is beyond dispute that the less important person is blessed by the more important person.

A Conservative Version

And without all contradiction the inferior is blessed by the superior.

American Standard Version

But without any dispute the less is blessed of the better.

Amplified

Yet it is beyond all dispute that the lesser person is always blessed by the greater one.

An Understandable Version

Without question [then], the lesser [of these two persons] is blessed by the greater one.

Anderson New Testament

And, without any contradiction, the less is blessed by the better.

Bible in Basic English

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

Common New Testament

And without dispute the lesser person is blessed by the greater.

Daniel Mace New Testament

now 'tis past dispute, he that is blessed is inferior to him that blesses:

Darby Translation

But beyond all gainsaying, the inferior is blessed by the better.

Godbey New Testament

For without contradiction the less is blessed by the better.

Goodspeed New Testament

But, beyond any doubt, it is the inferior that is blessed by the superior.

John Wesley New Testament

And without all contradiction, the less is blessed of the greater.

Julia Smith Translation

And without all controversy the less is praised of the better.

King James 2000

And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Now without any dispute the inferior is blessed by the more prominent.

Modern King James verseion

And without all contradiction the lesser is blessed by the better.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And no man denieth but that which is less, receiveth blessing of him which is greater.

Moffatt New Testament

(And there is no question that it is the inferior who is blessed by the superior.)

Montgomery New Testament

Now it is beyond all controversy that the inferior is always blessed by the superior.

NET Bible

Now without dispute the inferior is blessed by the superior,

New Heart English Bible

But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater.

Noyes New Testament

And beyond all contradiction the less is blessed by the greater.

Sawyer New Testament

But beyond all contradiction, the less is blessed by the greater.

The Emphasized Bible

But, apart from all gainsaying, the less, by the greater, is blessed.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

but without all dispute the inferior receives benediction from the superior.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Now no one can dispute that it is the superior who blesses the inferior.

Webster

And without all contradiction the less is blessed by the better.

Williams New Testament

Now beyond any contradiction, it is always the inferior that is blessed by the superior.

World English Bible

But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater.

Worrell New Testament

And, without any dispute, the less is blessed by the better.

Worsley New Testament

Now without all contradiction the inferior is blessed by the superior:

Youngs Literal Translation

and apart from all controversy, the less by the better is blessed --

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

χωρίς 
Choris 
Usage: 38

all
πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

ἀντιλογία 
Antilogia 
Usage: 4

the less
ἐλάσσων ἐλάττων 
Elasson 
Usage: 4

is blessed
εὐλογέω 
Eulogeo 
Usage: 39

of
ὑπό 
Hupo 
of, by, under, with, in, not tr,
Usage: 188

Context Readings

The Greatness Of Melchizedek

6 But, in this instance, one who does not trace his origin from them takes tithes from Abraham, and pronounces a blessing on him to whom the promises belong. 7 And beyond all dispute it is always the inferior who is blessed by the superior. 8 Moreover here frail mortal men receive tithes: there one receives them about whom there is evidence that he is alive.


Cross References

Luke 24:50-51

And He brought them out to within view of Bethany, and then lifted up His hands and blessed them.

2 Corinthians 13:14

May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.

1 Timothy 3:16

And, beyond controversy, great is the mystery of our religion-- that Christ appeared in human form, and His claims justified by the Spirit, was seen by angels and proclaimed among Gentile nations, was believed on in the world, and received up again into glory.

Hebrews 11:20-21

Through faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even in connexion with things soon to come.

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