Verse Comparison: Hebrews 7:8
American Standard Version
And here men that die receive tithes; but there one, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
Amplified® Bible
Furthermore, here [in the Levitical priesthood] tithes are received by men who are subject to death; while there [in the case of Melchizedek], they are received by one of whom it is testified that he lives [perpetually].
Contemporary English Version
Priests are given a tenth of what people earn. But all priests die, except Melchizedek, and the Scriptures teach that he is alive.
Darby English Version
And here dying men receive tithes; but there [one] of whom the witness is that he lives;
Good News Bible
In the case of the priests the tenth is collected by men who die; but as for Melchizedek the tenth was collected by one who lives, as the scripture says.
International Standard Version
The men who collect the tenth die, but we are told that he keeps on living.
King James Version
And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
New American Standard Bible
In this case mortal men receive tithes, but in that case one {receives them,} of whom it is witnessed that he lives on.
New International Version
In the one case, the tenth is collected by men who die; but in the other case, by him who is declared to be living.
New King James Version
Here mortal men receive tithes, but there he receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
In this case mortal men receive tithes, but in that case one receives them, of whom we witnessed that he lives on.
Young's Literal Translation
and here, indeed, men who die do receive tithes, and there `he', who is testified to that he was living,
