Hebrews 3:1

Jesus Greater Than Moses

1Therefore, holy brothers, ▼

▼Or  brothers and sisters; also verse 12

you who share in ^ba heavenly calling, consider Jesus, ^cthe apostle and high priest of our confession,

Hebrews 5:6

6as he says also in another place,

^d“You are a priest forever,
after the order of Melchizedek.”

Hebrews 5:10

10being designated by God a high priest ^eafter the order of Melchizedek.

Hebrews 7:1-21

The Priestly Order of Melchizedek

1For this ^fMelchizedek, king of ^gSalem, priest of ^hthe Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, 2and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of everything. He is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, that is, king of peace. 3He is without father or mother ⁱor genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God he continues a priest forever.

4See how great this man was to whom Abraham ^jthe patriarch gave a tenth of the spoils! 5And ^kthose descendants of Levi who receive the priestly office have a commandment in the law to take tithes from the people, that is, from their brothers, ▼

▼Or  brothers and sisters

though these also are descended from Abraham. 6But this man ^mwho does not have his descent from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed ⁿhim who had the promises. 7It is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior. 8In the one case tithes are received by mortal men, but in the other case, by one ^oof whom it is testified that ^phe lives. 9One might even say that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, 10for he was still in the loins of his ancestor when Melchizedek met him.

Jesus Compared to Melchizedek

11 ^qNow if perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, rather than one named after the order of Aaron? 12For when there is a change in the priesthood, there is necessarily a change in the law as well. 13For the one of whom these things are spoken belonged to another tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar. 14For it is evident that our Lord was descended ^rfrom Judah, and in connection with that tribe Moses said nothing about priests.

15This becomes even more evident when another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek, 16who has become a priest, not on the basis of a legal requirement concerning bodily descent, but by the power of an indestructible life. 17For it is witnessed of him,

^s“You are a priest forever,
after the order of Melchizedek.”
18For on the one hand, a former commandment is set aside ^tbecause of its weakness and uselessness 19(for ^uthe law made nothing perfect); but on the other hand, ^va better hope is introduced, through which ^wwe draw near to God.

20And it was not without an oath. For those who formerly became priests were made such without an oath, 21but this one was made a priest with an oath by the one who said to him:

^x“The Lord has sworn
and will not change his mind,
‘You are a priest forever.’”