Hebrews 5

The Perfect High Priest

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1} For every high priest ^(A)taken from among men is appointed on behalf of men in ^(B)things pertaining to God, in order to ^(C)offer both gifts and sacrifices ^(D)for sins; ^{Tools
2} ^(a)^(E)he can deal gently with the ^(F)ignorant and ^(G)misguided, since he himself also is ^(b)^(H)beset with weakness; ^{Tools
3} and because of it he is obligated to offer sacrifices ^(I)for sins, ^(J)as for the people, so also for himself. ^{Tools
4} And ^(K)no one takes the honor to himself, but receives it when he is called by God, even ^(L)as Aaron was.

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5} So also Christ ^(M)did not glorify Himself so as to become a ^(N)high priest, but He who ^(O)said to Him,

“^(P)You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You”;

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6} just as He says also in another passage,

“^(Q)You are a priest forever
According to ^(R)the order of Melchizedek.”

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7} ^(c)In the days of His flesh, ^(d)^(S)He offered up both prayers and supplications with ^(T)loud crying and tears to the One ^(U)able to save Him ^(e)from death, and He ^(f)was heard because of His ^(V)piety. ^{Tools
8} Although He was ^(W)a Son, He learned ^(X)obedience from the things which He suffered. ^{Tools
9} And having been made ^(Y)perfect, He became to all those who obey Him the source of eternal salvation, ^{Tools
10} being designated by God as ^(Z)a high priest according to ^(AA)the order of Melchizedek.

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11} Concerning ^(g)him we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. ^{Tools
12} For though ^(h)by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you ^(AB)the ⁽ⁱ⁾^(AC)elementary principles of the ^(AD)oracles of God, and you have come to need ^(AE)milk and not solid food. ^{Tools
13} For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an ^(AF)infant. ^{Tools
14} But solid food is for ^(AG)the mature, who because of practice have their senses ^(AH)trained to ^(AI)discern good and evil.

Footnotes:

a. Hebrews 5:2: ['Lit ', being able to]

b. Hebrews 5:2: ['Or ', subject to weakness]

c. Hebrews 5:7: ['I.e. during Christ’s earthly life']

d. Hebrews 5:7: ['Lit ', who having offered up]

e. Hebrews 5:7: ['Or ', out of]

f. Hebrews 5:7: ['Lit ', having been heard]

g. Hebrews 5:11: ['Lit ', whom, ' or ', which]

h. Hebrews 5:12: ['Lit ', because of the time]

i. Hebrews 5:12: ['Lit ', elements of the beginning]

Cross references:

A. Hebrews 5:1: Exodus 28:1

B. Hebrews 5:1: Hebrews 2:17

C. Hebrews 5:1: Hebrews 7:27; Hebrews 9:9; Hebrews 10:11

D. Hebrews 5:1: 1 Corinthians 15:3; Hebrews 7:27; Hebrews 10:12

E. Hebrews 5:2: Hebrews 2:18; Hebrews 4:15

F. Hebrews 5:2: Ephesians 4:18

G. Hebrews 5:2: James 5:19; 1 Peter 2:25

H. Hebrews 5:2: Hebrews 7:28

I. Hebrews 5:3: 1 Corinthians 15:3; Hebrews 7:27; Hebrews 10:12

J. Hebrews 5:3: Leviticus 9:7; Leviticus 16:6; Hebrews 7:27; Hebrews 9:7

K. Hebrews 5:4: Numbers 16:40; Numbers 18:7

L. Hebrews 5:4: Exodus 28:1; 1 Chronicles 23:13

M. Hebrews 5:5: John 8:54

N. Hebrews 5:5: Hebrews 2:17; Hebrews 5:10

O. Hebrews 5:5: Hebrews 1:1; Hebrews 1:5

P. Hebrews 5:5: Psalm 2:7

Q. Hebrews 5:6: Psalm 110:4; Hebrews 7:17

R. Hebrews 5:6: Hebrews 5:10; Hebrews 6:20; Hebrews 7:11; Hebrews 7:17

S. Hebrews 5:7: Matthew 26:39; Matthew 26:42; Matthew 26:44; Mark 14:36; Mark 14:39; Luke 22:41; Luke 22:44

T. Hebrews 5:7: Matthew 27:46; Matthew 27:50; Mark 15:34; Mark 15:37; Luke 23:46

U. Hebrews 5:7: Mark 14:36

V. Hebrews 5:7: Hebrews 11:7; Hebrews 12:28

W. Hebrews 5:8: Hebrews 1:2

X. Hebrews 5:8: Philippians 2:8

Y. Hebrews 5:9: Hebrews 2:10

Z. Hebrews 5:10: Hebrews 2:17; Hebrews 5:5

AA. Hebrews 5:10: Hebrews 5:6

AB. Hebrews 5:12: Galatians 4:3

AC. Hebrews 5:12: Hebrews 6:1

AD. Hebrews 5:12: Acts 7:38

AE. Hebrews 5:12: 1 Corinthians 3:2; 1 Peter 2:2

AF. Hebrews 5:13: 1 Corinthians 3:1; 1 Corinthians 14:20; 1 Peter 2:2

AG. Hebrews 5:14: 1 Corinthians 2:6; Ephesians 4:13; Hebrews 6:1

AH. Hebrews 5:14: 1 Timothy 4:7