15 And this is clearer still, if another priest arises according to the likeness of Melchizedek, 16 who has become a priest not on the basis of a law of [a](A)physical requirement, but according to the power of (B)an indestructible life. 17 For it is attested of Him,

(C)You are a priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek.”

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 7:16 Lit fleshly commandment; i.e., to be a descendant of Levi

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

15 And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,

16 Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.

17 For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

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