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1 For
every high priest,
being taken from
among men, is
appointed for men
in things
pertaining to God,
that he may
offer both gifts
and sacrifices
for sins.
2 The
high priest can
deal gently with
those who
are ignorant and
going astray,
because he himself
is also surrounded
with weakness.
3 Because
of this, he
must offer sacrifices
for sins for the
people, as well
as for himself.
4 Nobody takes
this honor on
himself, but he
is called by
God, just
like Aaron was.
5 So
also Christ didn’t
glorify himself to
be made a
high priest, but
it was he
who said to
him,
“You are my
Son.
Today I have
become your
father.”
6 As
he says also
in another place,
“You are a
priest forever,
after the order
of Melchizedek.”
7 He,
in the days
of his flesh,
having offered up
prayers and petitions
with strong crying
and tears to
him who was
able to save
him from death,
and having been
heard for his
godly fear,
8 though
he was a
Son, yet learned
obedience by the
things which he
suffered.
9 Having
been made perfect,
he became to
all of those
who obey him
the author of eternal
salvation,
10 named by
God a high priest
after the order
of Melchizedek.
11 About
him we have
many words to
say, and hard
to interpret, seeing
you have become
dull of hearing.
12 For
although by this
time you should
be teachers, you
again need to
have someone teach
you the rudiments
of the first
principles of
the revelations of
God. You have
come to need
milk, and not
solid food.
13 For
everyone who lives
on milk is
not experienced in
the word of
righteousness, for
he is a baby.
14 But
solid food is
for those who
are full grown,
who by reason
of use have
their senses exercised
to discern good
and evil.