The Perfect High Priest
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;
2 (a)(E)he can deal gently with the (F)ignorant and (G)misguided, since he himself also is (b)(H)beset with weakness;
3 and because of it he is obligated to offer sacrifices (I)for sins, (J)as for the people, so also for himself.
4 And (K)no one takes the honor to himself, but receives it when he is called by God, even (L)as Aaron was.
5 So also Christ (M)did not glorify Himself so as to become a (N)high priest, but He who (O)said to Him,
6 just as He says also in another passage,
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.
8 Although He was (W)a Son, He learned (X)obedience from the things which He suffered.
9 And having been made (Y)perfect, He became to all those who obey Him the source of eternal salvation,
10 being designated by God as (Z)a high priest according to (AA)the order of Melchizedek.
11 Concerning (g)him we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.
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.
13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an (AF)infant.
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:
M.
Hebrews 5:5:
John 8:54
P.
Hebrews 5:5:
Psalm 2:7
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
AA.
Hebrews 5:10:
Hebrews 5:6
AC.
Hebrews 5:12:
Hebrews 6:1
AD.
Hebrews 5:12:
Acts 7:38