^{23 Ref} And it is true that there have been a great number of those priests, because death does not let them go on for ever;

^{24 Ref} But this priest, because his life goes on for ever, is unchanging.

^{25 Ref} So that he is fully able to be the saviour of all who come to God through him, because he is ever living to make prayer to God for them.

^{26 Ref} It was right for us to have such a high priest, one who is holy and without evil, doing no wrong, having no part with sinners, and made higher than the heavens: