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Jesus Is Like Melchizedek

15 And this becomes even more clear. We see that another priest comes, who is like Melchizedek.[a] 16 He was not made a priest by human rules and laws. He became a priest through the power of his life, which continues forever. 17 In the Scriptures, this is said about him:

“You are a priest forever,
    a priest like Melchizedek.” Psalm 110:4

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  1. 6:20; 7:1, 15 Melchizedek A priest and king who lived in the time of Abraham. (Read Genesis 14:17–24.)

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