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For He of whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no man has officiated at the altar.
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For it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.
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And it is yet far more evident if, in the likeness of Melchizedek, there arises another priest
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who has come, not according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life.
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For He testifies: "You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek."
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For on the one hand there is an annulling of the former commandment because of its weakness and unprofitableness,
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for the law made nothing perfect; on the other hand, there is the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.
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And inasmuch as He was not made priest without an oath
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(for they have become priests without an oath, but He with an oath by Him who said to Him: "The Lord has sworn And will not relent, 'You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek' "),
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by so much more Jesus has become a surety of a better covenant.
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Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing.