Hebrews 7:23-25. A fourth argument for the superiority of Christ's priesthood is that the priests under the law were continually removed by death, while Christ is undying. This argument has been touched upon before (Hebrews 7:8; Hebrews 7:16) in different connections. Here it is the personal contrast of the many who changed with the one who abides.

And they indeed have become and still are priests in great number, because they are being hindered by death from continuing (i.e ‘in their priesthood,' not ‘in their life,' which makes a poor tautological sense).

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Old Testament