20 None of this happened without an oath. The men from the tribe of Levi may have become priests without an oath,
21 but Jesus became a priest when God took an oath. God said about him, “The Lord has taken an oath and will not change his mind. You are a priest forever.”
22 In this way Jesus has become the guarantee of a better promise.
23 There was a long succession of priests because when a priest died he could no longer serve.
24 But Jesus lives forever, so he serves as a priest forever.
25 That is why he is always able to save those who come to God through him. He can do this because he always lives and intercedes for them.
26 We need a chief priest who is holy, innocent, pure, set apart from sinners, and who has the highest position in heaven.