Hebrews 7:14–28

¹⁴For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah,^v and in regard to that tribe Moses said nothing about priests. ¹⁵And what we have said is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears, ¹⁶one 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. ¹⁷For it is declared:

“You are a priest forever,

in the order of Melchizedek.”^aw

¹⁸The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless^{x 19}(for the law made nothing perfect),^y and a better hope^z is introduced, by which we draw near to God.^a

²⁰And it was not without an oath! Others became priests without any oath, ²¹but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him:

“The Lord has sworn

and will not change his mind:^b

‘You are a priest forever.’ ”^bc

²²Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.^d

²³Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office; ²⁴but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood.^{e 25}Therefore he is able to save^f completely^c those who come to God^g through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.^h

²⁶Such a high priestⁱ truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners,^j exalted above the heavens.^{k 27}Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices^l day after day, first for his own sins,^m and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for allⁿ when he offered himself.^{o 28}For the law appoints as high priests men in all their weakness;^p but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son,^q who has been made perfect^r forever.