For he says in another passage, "You are a priest forever of the priesthood of Melchizedek."

since God pronounced him a high priest of the priesthood of Melchizedek.

where Jesus has gone ahead of us, and become forever a high priest of the priesthood of Melchizedek.

For this man Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham as he was on his way back from defeating the kings, and gave him his blessing,

for none of Abraham's posterity was yet begotten at the time of his meeting with Melchizedek.

Now if anything final had been really accomplished through the Levitical priesthood, for even the giving of the Law was based upon it, what further need would there have been of appointing a different priest of the priesthood of Melchizedek, instead of choosing one of the priesthood of Aaron?

The point is still more clear in view of the fact that the appointment of the new priest resembles that of Melchizedek,

For the psalm bears witness, "You are a priest forever, of the priesthood of Melchizedek!"