14 Everyone knows he came from the tribe of Judah, and Moses never said that priests would come from that tribe.
15 All this becomes clearer, when someone who is like Melchizedek is appointed to be a priest.
16 That person wasn't appointed because of his ancestors, but because his life can never end.
17 The Scriptures say about him,“You are a priest for ever,just like Melchizedek.”
18 In this way a weak and useless command was put aside,
19 because the Law cannot make anything perfect. At the same time, we are given a much better hope, and it can bring us close to God.
20-21 God himself made a promise when this priest was appointed. But he did not make a promise like this when the other priests were appointed. The promise he made is,“I, the Lord, promise that youwill be a priest for ever!And I will neverchange my mind!”