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Hebrews 7:16

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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.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

who has become a priest, not on the basis of a legal requirement concerning bodily descent, but by the power of an indestructible life.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

one who has become a priest not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

who did not become a priest based on a legal regulation about physical descent but based on the power of an indestructible life.

NLTNew Living Translation

Jesus became a priest, not by meeting the physical requirement of belonging to the tribe of Levi, but by the power of a life that cannot be destroyed.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

who has become a priest not according to a law of physical requirement, but according to the power of an indestructible life.

KJV 1900King James Version

Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.