Hebrews 7:13

7:13 Yet the one these things are spoken about belongs to ¹  a different tribe, and no one from that tribe ²  has ever officiated at the altar.

Hebrews 8:4

8:4 Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest, since there are already priests who offer ³  the gifts prescribed by the law.

Hebrews 8:6

8:6 But ⁴  now Jesus ⁵  has obtained a superior ministry, since ⁶  the covenant that he mediates is also better and is enacted ⁷  on better promises. ⁸ 

[7:13]  ¹ tn Grk “shares in.”

[7:13]  ² tn Grk “from which no one.”

[8:4]  ³ tn Grk “there are those who offer.”

[8:6]  ⁵ sn The Greek text indicates a contrast between vv. 4-5 and v. 6 that is difficult to render in English: Jesus’ status in the old order of priests (vv. 4-5) versus his superior ministry (v. 6).

[8:6]  ⁶ tn Grk “he”; in the translation the referent (Jesus) has been specified for clarity.

[8:6]  ⁷ tn Grk “to the degree that.”

[8:6]  ⁸ tn Grk “which is enacted.”

[8:6]  ⁹ sn This linkage of the change in priesthood with a change in the law or the covenant goes back to Heb 7:12, 22 and is picked up again in Heb 9:6-15 and 10:1-18.