as also he says in another place, Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

having been ordained of God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.

whither Jesus the forerunner has entered in our behalf, having been made a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

For this Melchizedek, the king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, the one having met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him,

For he was still in the loins of his father, when Melchizedek met him.

Then indeed if perfection was through the Levitical priesthood, for unto it the people have been tithed, what need is there still that another priest shall rise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

And it is still more abundantly evident, if after the similitude of Melchizedek another priest rises,

For it is testified, Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.