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Son though he was,[a] he learned obedience from what he suffered;(A) and when he was made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him,(B) 10 declared by God high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.(C)

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  1. 5:8 Son though he was: two different though not incompatible views of Jesus’ sonship coexist in Hebrews, one associating it with his exaltation, the other with his preexistence. The former view is the older one (cf. Rom 1:4).

while keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfecter of faith. For the sake of the joy that lay before him he endured the cross, despising its shame, and has taken his seat at the right of the throne of God.(A)

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