1 For every high priest chosen from among menjch. 8:3 is appointed to act on behalf of menkch. 2:17 in relation to God,lch. 8:3, 4; 9:9; 10:11; 11:4 to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. 2 mch. 2:18; 4:15 He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himselfn[ch. 7:28] is beset with weakness. 3 Because of this he is obligated to offer sacrifice for his own sinsoch. 7:27; 9:7; Lev. 4:3; 9:7; 16:6 just as he does for those of the people. 4 AndpNum. 16:5, 40; 18:7; 2 Chr. 26:18 no one takes this honor for himself, but only when called by God,qEx. 28:1; 1 Chr. 23:13 just as Aaron was.
5 So also ChristrJohn 8:54 did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him,
sSee ch. 1:5 “You are my Son,
today I have begotten you ”;
6 as he says also in another place,
tch. 7:17, 21; Cited from Ps. 110:4 “You are a priest forever,
after the order of Melchizedek. ”
7 In the days of his flesh,uMatt. 26:39, 44; Mark 14:36, 39; Luke 22:41, 44 Jesus offered up prayers and supplications,vPs. 22:1, 2; [Matt. 27:46, 50; Mark 15:34, 37; Luke 23:46] with loud cries and tears, to himwMark 14:36 who was able to save him from death, andxPs. 22:24 he was heard because of his reverence. 8 AlthoughySee ch. 1:2 he was a son,zPhil. 2:8 he learned obedience through what he suffered. 9 AndaSee ch. 2:10 being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him, 10 being designated by God a high priestbver. 6; ch. 6:20 after the order of Melchizedek.
11 About this we have much to say, and it isc[2 Pet. 3:16] hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you againdch. 6:1 the basic principles of the oracles of God. You neede1 Cor. 3:2 milk, not solid food, 13 for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he isf1 Cor. 3:1; [1 Pet. 2:2] a child. 14 But solid food is forgEph. 4:13 the mature, for those who have their powershGen. 3:22; 1 Kgs. 3:9; Isa. 7:15 of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.