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.
25. Therefore, He is always able to save those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.
26. For this is the kind of high priest we need: holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
27. He doesn’t need to offer sacrifices every day, as high priests do — first for their own sins, then for those of the people. He did this once for all when He offered Himself.