justas He saysalsoin another[passage], "YOU ARE A PRIESTFOREVERACCORDINGTO THE ORDEROF MELCHIZEDEK."
The LORDhas swornand will not changeHis mind,"You are a priestforeverAccordingto the orderof Melchizedek."
being designatedby Godas a high priestaccordingto the orderof Melchizedek.
whereJesushas enteredas a forerunnerfor us, having becomea high priestforeveraccordingto the orderof Melchizedek.
Nowifperfectionwas throughthe Leviticalpriesthood(for on the basisof it the peoplereceived the Law),whatfurtherneed[was there] for anotherpriestto ariseaccordingto the orderof Melchizedek,and not be designatedaccordingto the orderof Aaron?
And this is clearerstill,ifanotherpriestarisesaccordingto the likenessof Melchizedek,
For it is attested[of Him], "YOU ARE A PRIESTFOREVERACCORDINGTO THE ORDEROF MELCHIZEDEK."
(for they indeedbecamepriestswithoutan oath, but He with an oaththroughthe One who saidto Him, "THE LORDHAS SWORNAND WILL NOT CHANGE HIS MIND,'YOU ARE A PRIESTFOREVER'");
Without father,without mother,without genealogy,havingneitherbeginningof daysnorendof life,but made likethe Sonof God,he remainsa priestperpetually.
In this casemortalmenreceivetithes,but in that caseone [receives them], of whom it is witnessedthat he liveson.
