₂₃There is another difference: there were many of those other priests, because they died and could not continue their work. ₂₄But Jesus lives on for ever, and his work as priest does not pass on to someone else. ₂₅And so he is able, now and always, to save those who come to God through him, because he lives for ever to plead with God for them.

₂₆Jesus, then, is the High Priest that meets our needs. He is holy; he has no fault or sin in him; he has been set apart from sinners and raised above the heavens. ₂₇He is not like other high priests; he does not need to offer sacrifices every day for his own sins first and then for the sins of the people. He offered one sacrifice, once and for all, when he offered himself. ₂₈The Law of Moses appoints men who are imperfect to be high priests; but God's promise made with the vow, which came later than the Law, appoints the Son, who has been made perfect for ever.