¹¹Suppose the Levites who were priests could have made people perfect. The law was given to the people so they could become perfect through the priests. Then why was there still a need for another priest to come? And why did he need to be like Melchizedek? Why wasn’t he from Aaron’s family line?

¹²A change of priests requires a change of law. ¹³Those things are said about one who is from a different tribe. No one from that tribe has ever served at the altar. ¹⁴It is clear that our Lord came from the family line of Judah. Moses said nothing about priests who were from that tribe.

¹⁵But suppose another priest like Melchizedek appears. Then what we have said is even more clear. ¹⁶He has not become a priest because of a rule about his family line. He has become a priest because of his powerful life. His life can never be destroyed. ¹⁷Scripture says,

“You are a priest forever,

just like Melchizedek.”

¹⁸The old rule is done away with. It was weak and useless. ¹⁹The law didn’t make anything perfect. Now a better hope has been given to us. That hope brings us near to God.

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