Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageThe Law appoints as high priests men burdened by weakness. But the word of the oath — spoken after the Law and superseding it — appoints a Son: perfected forever.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GFor the Torah appoints men in their weakness as cohanim gedolim, but the word of the oath — which came after the Torah — appoints a Son who has been brought to completion l'olam.
KJV
King James VersionFor the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleFor the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.
Footnotes
Teleiōménon eis tòn aiôna = "having been made perfect/complete into the age." Teleioō here refers not to moral improvement — He was without sin — but to the full, completed qualification for His priestly office, achieved through incarnation, suffering, death, and exaltation (cf. Heb 2:10; 5:8–9). F.O.G uses "brought to completion" to echo the teleiōsis of v.11 and preserve the teleological arc; F.O.G Message uses "perfected forever" for its memorability and liturgical finality.
