007:015 And this is still more abundantly clear when we read that it is as belonging to the order of Melchizedek that a priest of a different kind is to arise,
007:016 and hold His office not in obedience to any temporary Law,
but by virtue of an indestructible Life.
007:017 For the words are in evidence, "Thou art a priest for ever,
belonging to the order of Melchizedek."
007:018 On the one hand we have here the abrogation of an earlier code
because it was weak and ineffective—
007:019 for the Law brought no perfect blessing—but on the other hand we have the bringing in of a new and better hope by means of which we draw near to God.
007:020 And since it was not without an oath being taken—
007:021 for these men hold office without any oath having been taken, but He holds it attested by an oath from Him who said to Him, "The Lord has sworn and will not recall His words, Thou art a Priest for ever"—
007:022 so much the more also is the Covenant of which Jesus has become
the guarantor, a better covenant.
007:023 And they have been appointed priests many in number,
because death prevents their continuance in office:
007:024 but He, because He continues for ever, has a priesthood
which does not pass to any successor.