Hebrews 7:16

16one who has become a priest not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life.

16who has become a priest not on the basis of a law of 7:16 Lit fleshly commandment; i.e., to be a descendant of Leviphysical requirement, but according to the power of an indestructible life.

16who has become such not on the basis of a law of physical requirement, but according to the power of an indestructible life.

16who has become a priest, not on the basis of a 7:16 Lit law of a fleshly commandment.physical and legal requirement in the Law [concerning his ancestry as a descendant of Levi], but on the basis of the power of an indestructible and endless life.

16one who has become a priest not by a law of succession, but by the power of an indestructible life.

16He has not become a priest because of a rule about his family line. He has become a priest because of his powerful life. His life can never be destroyed.