¹⁸ And ^(A)He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, ^(B)the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.

⁹ And ^(A)having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him,

¹⁰ called by God as High Priest ^(A)“according to the order of Melchizedek,”

²⁶ For such a High Priest was fitting for us, ^(A)who is holy, ^[a]harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, ^(B)and has become higher than the heavens;