23 7:23 Lit The greater number have become priests... The former priests, on the one hand, existed in greater numbers because they were prevented by death from continuing; 24 7:24 Lit HeJesus, on the other hand, because He continues forever, holds His priesthood permanently. 25 Therefore He is also able to save 7:25 Or completelyforever those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.
26 For it was fitting for us to have such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens; 27 who has no daily need, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people, because He did this once for all time when He offered up Himself.