16. He 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.
17. Scripture says, "You are a priest forever, just like Melchizedek." (Psalm 110:4)
18. The old rule is done away with. It was weak and useless.
19. The law didn't make anything perfect. Now a better hope has been given to us. That hope brings us near to God.
20. The change of priests was made with an oath. Others became priests without any oath.
21. But Jesus became a priest with an oath. God said to him, "The Lord has taken an oath and made a promise. He will not change his mind. He has said, 'You are a priest forever.' " (Psalm 110:4)
22. Because of that oath, Jesus makes the promise of a better covenant certain.