16. who was made, not according to the law of a carnal commandment, but according to the virtue of an indissoluble life.
17. For he testifies: "You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek."
18. Certainly, there is a setting aside of the former commandment, because of its weakness and lack of usefulness.
19. For the law led no one to perfection, yet truly it introduced a better hope, through which we draw near to God.
20. Moreover, it is not without an oath. For certainly, the others were made priests without an oath.
21. But this man was made a priest with an oath, by the One who said to him: "The Lord has sworn and he will not repent. You are a priest forever."
22. By so much, Jesus has been made the sponsor of a better testament.
23. And certainly, so many of the others became priests because, due to death, they were prohibited from continuing.