¹³ and it shall be to him and ^(A)his descendants after him a covenant of ^(B)an everlasting priesthood, because he was ^(C)zealous for his God, and ^(D)made ^[a]atonement for the children of Israel.’ ”

¹⁷ Therefore, in all things He had ^(A)to be made like His brethren, that He might be ^(B)a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.

⁵ you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

² For I bear them witness ^(A)that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. ³ For they being ignorant of ^(B)God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own ^(C)righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God. ⁴ For ^(D)Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

²² As ^(A)the host of heaven cannot be numbered, nor the sand of the sea measured, so will I ^(B)multiply the descendants of David My servant and the ^(C)Levites who minister to Me.’ ”

¹⁸ nor shall the ^(A)priests, the Levites, lack a man to ^(B)offer burnt offerings before Me, to ^[a]kindle grain offerings, and to sacrifice continually.’ ”

⁴ Eleazar begot Phinehas, and Phinehas begot Abishua; ⁵ Abishua begot Bukki, and Bukki begot Uzzi; ⁶ Uzzi begot Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begot Meraioth; ⁷ Meraioth begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub; ^8 (A)Ahitub begot ^(B)Zadok, and Zadok begot Ahimaaz; ⁹ Ahimaaz begot Azariah, and Azariah begot Johanan; ¹⁰ Johanan begot Azariah (it was he ^(C)who ministered as priest in the ^(D)temple^[a] that Solomon built in Jerusalem); ^11 (E)Azariah begot ^(F)Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub; ¹² Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot ^[b]Shallum; ¹³ Shallum begot Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begot Azariah; ¹⁴ Azariah begot ^(G)Seraiah, and Seraiah begot Jehozadak. ¹⁵ Jehozadak went into captivity ^(H)when the Lord carried Judah and Jerusalem into captivity by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

¹⁵ You shall anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may minister to Me as priests; for their anointing shall surely be ^(A)an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.”