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
:
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 by reason
hereof
he ought
, as
for
the people
, so
also
for
himself
, to offer
for
sins
.
And no
man
taketh
this honour
unto himself
, but
he that is called
of
God
, as
was Aaron
.
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
.
As he saith
also
in
another
place , Thou
art a priest
for
ever
after
the order
of Melchisedec
.
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
;
Though he were
a Son
, yet learned he
obedience
by
the things which
he suffered
;
And being made perfect
, he became
the author
of eternal
salvation
unto all
them that obey
him
;
Called of
God
an high priest
after
the order
of Melchisedec
.
Of whom
we
have
many things
to say
, and
hard
to be uttered
, seeing
ye are
dull
of hearing
.
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 every one
that useth
milk
is unskilful
in the word
of righteousness
: for
he is
a babe
.
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
.