¹⁸ And he is the head^(A) of the body, the church;^(B) he is the beginning and the firstborn^(C) from among the dead,^(D) so that in everything he might have the supremacy.

⁹ and, once made perfect,^(A) he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him

¹⁰ and was designated by God to be high priest^(A) in the order of Melchizedek.^(B)

²⁶ Such a high priest^(A) truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners,^(B) exalted above the heavens.^(C)