13. For the One these things are spoken about belonged to a different tribe. No one from it has served at the altar.
14. Now it is evident that our Lord came from Judah, and Moses said nothing about that tribe concerning priests.
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.