Hebrews 5:1-10 - A High Priest Like Melchizedek

¹ For every high priest, being received from men, presides over men in the things appertaining to God, in order that he may offer gifts and sacrifices for sins: ² being able to sympathize with the ignorant and erring, since himself is also compassed about with infirmity; ³ and on this account he has need, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer sacrifices for sins. ⁴ And no one takes this honor to himself, but the one called of God, as indeed Aaron was. ⁵ Likewise Christ also did not glorify himself to become a high priest, but the one having spoken to him, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee: ⁶ as also he says in another place, Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

⁷ Who in the days of his flesh, having with strong crying and tears offered up both prayers and supplications unto him who is able to save him from death, and having been heard on account of his piety, ⁸ indeed being a Son, he learned obedience from those things which he suffered; ⁹ and having been made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation to all those who obey him; ¹⁰ having been ordained of God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.