Hebrews 7:3

7:3 Without father, without mother, without genealogy, he has neither beginning of days nor end of life but is like the son of God, and he remains a priest for all time.

Hebrews 7:11

Jesus and the Priesthood of Melchizedek

7:11 So if perfection had in fact been possible through the Levitical priesthood – for on that basis 1  the people received the law – what further need would there have been for another priest to arise, said to be in the order of Melchizedek and not in Aaron’s order?

Hebrews 7:17-21

7:17 For here is the testimony about him: 2  “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.” 3  7:18 On the one hand a former command is set aside 4  because it is weak and useless, 5  7:19 for the law made nothing perfect. On the other hand a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God. 7:20 And since 6  this was not done without a sworn affirmation – for the others have become priests without a sworn affirmation, 7:21 but Jesus 7  did so 8  with a sworn affirmation by the one who said to him, “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever’” 9  –

1 tn Grk “based on it.”

2 tn Grk “for he/it is witnessed that.”

3 sn A quotation from Ps 110:4 (see Heb 5:6 and 6:20).

4 tn Grk “the setting aside of a former command comes to pass.”

5 tn Grk “because of its weakness and uselessness.”

6 sn The Greek text contains an elaborate comparison between v. 20a and v. 22, with a parenthesis (vv. 20b-21) in between; the comparison is literally, “by as much as…by so much” or “to the degree that…to that same degree.”

7 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

8 tn The words “did so” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

9 sn A quotation from Ps 110:4 (see Heb 5:6, 6:20, and 7:17).