'Priests' in the Bible
And it is true that by the law, those of the sons of Levi who have the position of priests may take a tenth part of the people's goods; that is to say, they take it from their brothers though these are the sons of Abraham.
Now if it was possible for things to be made complete through the priests of the house of Levi (for the law was given to the people in connection with them), what need was there for another priest who was of the order of Melchizedek and not of the order of Aaron?
Because if the priests are changed, it is necessary to make a change in the law.
Because it is clear that our Lord comes out of Judah, and Moses said nothing about priests from that tribe.
(For those were made priests without an oath, but this one was made a priest with an oath by him who says of him, The Lord gave his oath, which he will not take back, that you are a priest for ever);
And it is true that there have been a great number of those priests, because death does not let them go on for ever;
Who has no need to make offerings for sins every day, like those high priests, first for himself, and then for the people; because he did this once and for ever when he made an offering of himself.
The law makes high priests of men who are feeble; but the word of the oath, which was made after the law, gives that position to a Son, in whom all good is for ever complete.
If he had been on earth he would not have been a priest at all, because there are other priests who make the offerings ordered by the law;
Now while these things were in existence, the priests went into the first Tent at all times, for prayer and the making of offerings.
We have an altar from which those priests who are servants in the Tent may not take food.
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