Hebrews 4:14-5:10

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Jesus the Great High Priest

¹⁴Since then we have ^(A)a great high priest ^(B)who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, ^(C)let us hold fast our confession. ¹⁵For we do not have a high priest ^(D)who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been ^(E)tempted as we are, ^(F)yet without sin. ¹⁶^(G)Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

5 For every high priest chosen from among men ^(H)is appointed to act on behalf of men ^(I)in relation to God, ^(J)to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. ²^(K)He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself ^(L)is beset with weakness. ³Because of this he is obligated to offer sacrifice for his own sins ^(M)just as he does for those of the people. ⁴And ^(N)no one takes this honor for himself, but only when called by God, ^(O)just as Aaron was.

⁵So also Christ ^(P)did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him,

^(Q)“You are my Son,
today I have begotten you”;

⁶as he says also in another place,

^(R)“You are a priest forever,
after the order of Melchizedek.”

⁷In the days of his flesh, ^(S)Jesus^[a] offered up prayers and supplications, ^(T)with loud cries and tears, to him ^(U)who was able to save him from death, and ^(V)he was heard because of his reverence. ⁸Although ^(W)he was a son, ^(X)he learned obedience through what he suffered. ⁹And ^(Y)being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him, ¹⁰being designated by God a high priest ^(Z)after the order of Melchizedek.

Footnotes

Hebrews 5:7 Greek he

1 Timothy 2:1-6

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Pray for All People

2 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, ²^(A)for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and ^(B)dignified in every way. ³This is good, and ^(C)it is pleasing in the sight of ^(D)God our Savior, ⁴who desires ^(E)all people to be saved and ^(F)to come to ^(G)the knowledge of the truth. ⁵For ^(H)there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man^[a] Christ Jesus, ⁶^(I)who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is ^(J)the testimony given ^(K)at the proper time.

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Footnotes

1 Timothy 2:5 men and man render the same Greek word that is translated people in verses 1 and 4

Psalm 12

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The Faithful Have Vanished

To the choirmaster: according to The Sheminith.^[a] A Psalm of David.

12 Save, O Lord, for ^(A)the godly one is gone;
for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.
²Everyone ^(B)utters lies to his neighbor;
with ^(C)flattering lips and ^(D)a double heart they speak.

³May the Lord cut off all ^(E)flattering lips,
the tongue that makes ^(F)great boasts,
⁴those who say, “With our tongue we will prevail,
our lips are with us; who is master over us?”

⁵“Because ^(G)the poor are plundered, because the needy groan,
    ^(H)I will now arise,” says the Lord;
    “I will place him in the ^(I)safety for which he longs.”
⁶^(J)The words of the Lord are pure words,
    like silver refined in a furnace on the ground,
    purified seven times.

⁷You, O Lord, will keep them;
you will guard us^[b] from this generation forever.
⁸On every side the wicked prowl,
as vileness is exalted among the children of man.