and again, Thou art a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.

while God himself pronounced him High Priest according to the order of Melchizedek.

whither Jesus himself is entered as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.

It was this Melchizedek, King of Salem and Priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him;

for Levi was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchizedek met Abraham.

Now if there were perfection through the Levitical priesthood, (and it was under it that the people received the Law) why was it still necessary for another kind of priest to arise, after the order of Melchizedek, instead of being reckoned according to the order of Aaron?

And this is yet more abundantly clear if, after the likeness of Melchizedek, there arises another Priest,

For the words are in evidence, Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.