⁴⁵ Philip found ^(A)Nathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom ^(B)Moses in the law, and also the ^(C)prophets, wrote—Jesus ^(D)of Nazareth, the ^(E)son of Joseph.”

The Scriptures Opened

⁴⁴ Then He said to them, ^(A)“These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.”

^43 (A)To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, ^(B)whoever believes in Him will receive ^(C)remission^[a] of sins.”

^20 (A)where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, ^(B)having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.

¹⁵ And it is yet far more evident if, in the likeness of Melchizedek, there arises another priest ¹⁶ who has come, not according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life. ¹⁷ For ^[a]He testifies:

¹⁸ For on the one hand there is an annulling of the former commandment because of ^(B)its weakness and unprofitableness, ¹⁹ for ^(C)the law made nothing ^[b]perfect; on the other hand, there is the bringing in of ^(D)a better hope, through which ^(E)we draw near to God.

Greatness of the New Priest

²⁰ And inasmuch as He was not made priest without an oath ²¹ (for they have become priests without an oath, but He with an oath by Him who said to Him:

²² by so much more Jesus has become a ^[d]surety of a ^(G)better covenant.

²³ Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing. ²⁴ But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. ²⁵ Therefore He is also ^(H)able to save ^[e]to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives ^(I)to make intercession for them.

²⁶ For such a High Priest was fitting for us, ^(J)who is holy, ^[f]harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, ^(K)and has become higher than the heavens; ²⁷ who does not need daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His ^(L)own sins and then for the people’s, for this He did once for all when He offered up Himself. ²⁸ For the law appoints as high priests men who have weakness, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints the Son who has been perfected forever.

The New Priestly Service

8 Now this is the main point of the things we are saying: We have such a High Priest, ^(A)who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,