20. None of this happened without an oath. The men from the tribe of Levi may have become priests without an oath,
21. but Jesus became a priest when God took an oath. God said about him, “The Lord has taken an oath and will not change his mind. You are a priest forever.”
22. In this way Jesus has become the guarantee of a better promise.
23. There was a long succession of priests because when a priest died he could no longer serve.
24. But Jesus lives forever, so he serves as a priest forever.