as he says also in another place, “You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.”

being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.

where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

The Priestly Order of Melchizedek

For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

for he was still in the loins of his ancestor when Melchizedek met him.

Jesus Compared to Melchizedek

Now if perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, rather than one named after the order of Aaron?

This becomes even more evident when another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek,

For it is witnessed of him, “You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.”