[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] No man 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 he who said to him, "You are my Son. Today I have
become your father." [6] As he says also in another place, "You are a
priest forever, After the order of Melchizedek." [7] Who 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] and 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] Of whom 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 full grown men, those who by reason
of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.
