Hebrews 7:16

A Superior Priesthood

15And this point is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears,16one who has become a priest not by a law of succession, but by the power of an indestructible life. 17For it is testified: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”

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Berean Standard Bible
one who has become a priest not by a law of succession, but by the power of an indestructible life.
American Standard Version (1901)
who hath been made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life:
Bible in Basic English
That is to say, not made by a law based on the flesh, but by the power of a life without end:
Douay-Rheims 1899
Who is made not according to the law of a carnal commandment, but according to the power of an indissoluble life:
Free Bible Version
and who didn't become a priest by virtue of his human ancestry but by the power of a life that cannot be ended.
Geneva Bible 1599
Which is not made Priest after the Law of the carnal commandement, but after the power of the endlesse life.
King James (Authorized) Version
Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.
Translation for Translators
Jesus became a priest, but not because he fulfilled what God’s law required about being a descendant of Levi. Instead, he has the kind of power that came from a life that nothing can destroy (OR, enabled him to live again after he was killed).
Unlocked Literal Bible
It was not based on the law of fleshly descent that he became a priest, but instead was based on the power of an everlasting life.
Noah Webster Bible
Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.
World English Bible
who has been made, not after the law of a fleshly commandment, but after the power of an endless life;
Young's Literal Translation
who came not according to the law of a fleshly command, but according to the power of an endless life,