Hebrews 7:16 meaning and explanation
one who has become a priest not by a law of succession, but by the power of an indestructible life.
Hebrews 7:16, Berean Standard Bible
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The writer is arguing that Jesus belongs to a different priesthood than Aaron's line. Under the law, priests inherited office through physical descent from Levi, and death ended each one's service.
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