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.”*1
6 As he says also in another place,
“You are a priest forever,
after the order of Melchizedek.”*2
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 when by reason of the time you ought
to be teachers, you again need to have someone teach you the rudiments
of the first principles of the oracles 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.
1 Psalm 2:7
2 Psalm 110:4
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