Hebrews 5 ESV | WeDevote Bible

1For every high priest chosen from among men 5:1 ch. 8:3is appointed to act on behalf of men 5:1 ch. 2:17in relation to God, 5:1 ch. 8:3, 4; 9:9; 10:11; 11:4to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.

25:2 ch. 2:18; 4:15He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself 5:2 [ch. 7:28]is beset with weakness.

3Because of this he is obligated to offer sacrifice for his own sins 5:3 ch. 7:27; 9:7; Lev. 4:3; 9:7; 16:6just as he does for those of the people.

4And 5:4 Num. 16:5, 40; 18:7; 2 Chr. 26:18no one takes this honor for himself, but only when called by God, 5:4 Ex. 28:1; 1 Chr. 23:13just as Aaron was.

5So also Christ 5:5 John 8:54did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him,

5:5 See ch. 1:5“You are my Son,

today I have begotten you”;

6as he says also in another place,

5:6 ch. 7:17, 21; Cited from Ps. 110:4“You are a priest forever,

after the order of Melchizedek.”

7In the days of his flesh, 5:7 Matt. 26:39, 44; Mark 14:36, 39; Luke 22:41, 44Jesus5:7 Greek he offered up prayers and supplications, 5:7 Ps. 22:1, 2; [Matt. 27:46, 50; Mark 15:34, 37; Luke 23:46] with loud cries and tears, to him 5:7 Mark 14:36who was able to save him from death, and 5:7 Ps. 22:24he was heard because of his reverence.

8Although 5:8 See ch. 1:2he was a son, 5:8 Phil. 2:8he learned obedience through what he suffered.

9And 5:9 See ch. 2:10being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,

10being designated by God a high priest 5:10 ver. 6; ch. 6:20after the order of Melchizedek.

Warning Against Apostasy

11About this we have much to say, and it is 5:11 [2 Pet. 3:16]hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.

12For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again 5:12 ch. 6:1the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need 5:12 1 Cor. 3:2milk, not solid food,

13for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is 5:13 1 Cor. 3:1; [1 Pet. 2:2]a child.

14But solid food is for 5:14 Eph. 4:13the mature, for those who have their powers 5:14 Gen. 3:22; 1 Kgs. 3:9; Isa. 7:15of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.

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