16. That person wasn't appointed because of his ancestors, but because his life can never end.
17. The Scriptures say about him,“You are a priest for ever,just like Melchizedek.”
18. In this way a weak and useless command was put aside,
19. because the Law cannot make anything perfect. At the same time, we are given a much better hope, and it can bring us close to God.
20-21. God himself made a promise when this priest was appointed. But he did not make a promise like this when the other priests were appointed. The promise he made is,“I, the Lord, promise that youwill be a priest for ever!And I will neverchange my mind!”
22. This means that Jesus guarantees us a better agreement with God.
23. There have been a lot of other priests, and all of them have died.