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16 That person wasn't appointed because of his ancestors, but because his life can never end. 17 (A) The Scriptures say about him,

“You are a priest forever,
    just like Melchizedek.”

18 In this way a weak and useless command was put aside,

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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)

18 The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 7:17 Psalm 110:4