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For every high priest taken from among men is appointed on behalf of people in things pertaining to God, in order to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins;

For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:

he can deal gently with the ignorant and misguided, since he himself also is clothed in weakness;

Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.

and because of it he is obligated to offer sacrifices for sins for himself, as well as for the people.

And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

And no one takes the honor for himself, but receives it when he is called by God, just as Aaron also was.

And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.

So too Christ did not glorify Himself in becoming a high priest, but it was He who said to Him, "YOU ARE MY SON, TODAY I HAVE FATHERED YOU";

So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.

just as He also says in another passage, "YOU ARE A PRIEST FOREVER ACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK."

As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

In the days of His humanity, He offered up both prayers and pleas with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His devout behavior.

Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;

Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered.

Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;

And having been perfected, He became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey Him,

And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

being designated by God as High Priest according to the order of Melchizedek.

Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.

Concerning him we have much to say, and it is difficult to explain, since you have become poor listeners.

Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.

For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the actual words of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food.

For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.

For everyone who partakes only of milk is unacquainted with the word of righteousness, for he is an infant.

For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to distinguish between good and evil.

But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.