Hebrews 7:16-19 who was not appointed on the basis of human regulations governing one’s physical ancestry, but on the strength of One whose life never ends.

AUV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁶ who was not appointed on the basis of human regulations governing one’s physical ancestry, but on the strength of One whose life never ends. ¹⁷ For it is declared [about Jesus in the Scriptures, Psa. 110:4], “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.” ¹⁸ For on one hand, the previous command [i.e., the law of Moses] was set aside because it was weak and useless, ¹⁹ (since the law did not make anything [i.e., anyone] perfect), but on the other hand, there is the introduction of a better hope [which did bring perfection through Christ], by which we draw near to God.