15. And this becomes clearer if another priest like Melchizedek appears,
16. who did not become a priest based on a legal command concerning physical descent but based on the power of an indestructible life.
17. For it has been testified:You are a priest foreverin the order of Melchizedek.
18. So the previous command is annulled because it was weak and unprofitable
19. (for the law perfected nothing), but a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.
20. None of this happened without an oath. For others became priests without an oath,
21. but He became a priest with an oath made by the One who said to Him:The Lord has sworn,and He will not change His mind,You are a priest forever.
22. So Jesus has also become the guarantee of a better covenant.
23. Now many have become Levitical priests, since they are prevented by death from remaining in office.
24. But because He remains forever, He holds His priesthood permanently.