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16 who became a priest, not on the basis of a legal requirement about physical descent, but on the basis of the power of an endless[a] life. 17 For it has been testified in Scripture about him:

You are a priest forever, like Melchizedek.[b]

18 To be sure, the former requirement is annulled, because it was weak and useless—

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  1. Hebrews 7:16 Or indestructible
  2. Hebrews 7:17 Psalm 110:4

16 one who has become a priest not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life. 17 For it is declared:

“You are a priest forever,
    in the order of Melchizedek.”[a](A)

18 The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless(B)

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  1. Hebrews 7:17 Psalm 110:4