as also in another place God<n id="1" /> says, &#8220;<b><i>You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedeki>b>.&#8221;<n id="2" />

And this is even clearer if another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek,

For here is the testimony about him:<n id="1" /> &#8220;<b><i>You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedeki>b>.&#8221;<n id="2" />

Now by chance<n id="1" /> a priest was going down that road, but<n id="2" /> when he saw the injured man<n id="3" /> he passed by<n id="4" /> on the other side.<n id="5" />

Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest, since there are already priests who offer<n id="1" /> the gifts prescribed by the law.

The priest of the temple<n id="1" /> of Zeus,<n id="2" /> located just outside the city, brought bulls<n id="3" /> and garlands<n id="4" /> to the city gates; he and the crowds wanted to offer sacrifices to them.<n id="5" />

Without father, without mother, without genealogy, he has neither beginning of days nor end of life but is like the son of God, and he remains a priest for all time.

but Jesus<n id="1" /> did so<n id="2" /> with a sworn affirmation by the one who said to him, &#8220;<i><b>The Lord has sworn and will not change his mindb>,i> &#8216;<b><i>You are a priest foreveri>b>&#8217;&#8221;<n id="3" /> &#8211;

And every priest stands day after day<n id="1" /> serving and offering the same sacrifices again and again &#8211; sacrifices that can never take away sins.

<t /><p class="bodytext">During the reign<n id="1" /> of Herod<n id="2" /> king of Judea, there lived a priest named Zechariah who belonged to<n id="3" /> the priestly division of Abijah,<n id="4" /> and he had a wife named Elizabeth,<n id="5" /> who was a descendant of Aaron.<n id="6" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">Now this <b><i>Melchizedeki>b>, <b><i>king of Salemi>b>, <b><i>priest of the most high Godi>b>, <b><i>met Abraham as he was returning from defeating the kingsi>b> and <b><i>blessed himi>b>.<n id="1" />