12 And when a different kind of priest comes, then the law must be changed too.
13-14 We are talking about our Lord Christ, who belonged to a different tribe. No one from that tribe ever served as a priest at the altar. It is clear that Christ came from the tribe of Judah. And Moses said nothing about priests belonging to that tribe.
15 And these things become even clearer when we see that another priest has come who is like Melchizedek.
16 He was made a priest, but not because he met the requirement of being born into the right family. He became a priest by the power of a life that will never end.
17 This is what the Scriptures say about him: “You are a priest forever—the kind of priest Melchizedek was.”
18 The old rule is now ended because it was weak and worthless.
19 The Law of Moses could not make anything perfect. But now a better hope has been given to us. And with that hope we can come near to God.