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And He Became High Priest Based On His Indestructible Life

15 And it is still even-more very-clear[a] if Another Priest arises in accordance with the likeness of Melchizedek, 16 Who has become such not based-on the law of a fleshy[b] commandment, but based on the power of an indestructible life! 17 For it is attested that “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek” [Ps 110:4].

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 7:15 That is, that there is a change of law.
  2. Hebrews 7:16 That is, a law pertaining to the flesh, to the candidate’s physical lineage.

15 And what we have said is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears, 16 one who has become a priest not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life. 17 For it is declared:

“You are a priest forever,
    in the order of Melchizedek.”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 7:17 Psalm 110:4