Hebrews 5-6
New American Standard Bible 1995
The Perfect High Priest
5 For every high priest (A)taken from among men is appointed on behalf of men in (B)things pertaining to God, in order to (C)offer both gifts and sacrifices (D)for sins; 2 [a](E)he can deal gently with the (F)ignorant and (G)misguided, since he himself also is [b](H)beset with weakness; 3 and because of it he is obligated to offer sacrifices (I)for sins, (J)as for the people, so also for himself. 4 And (K)no one takes the honor to himself, but receives it when he is called by God, even (L)as Aaron was.
5 So also Christ (M)did not glorify Himself so as to become a (N)high priest, but He who (O)said to Him,
“(P)You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You”;
6 just as He says also in another passage,
7 [c]In the days of His flesh, [d](S)He offered up both prayers and supplications with (T)loud crying and tears to the One (U)able to save Him [e]from death, and He [f]was heard because of His (V)piety. 8 Although He was (W)a Son, He learned (X)obedience from the things which He suffered. 9 And having been made (Y)perfect, He became to all those who obey Him the source of eternal salvation, 10 being designated by God as (Z)a high priest according to (AA)the order of Melchizedek.
11 Concerning [g]him we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. 12 For though [h]by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you (AB)the [i](AC)elementary principles of the (AD)oracles of God, and you have come to need (AE)milk and not solid food. 13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an (AF)infant. 14 But solid food is for (AG)the mature, who because of practice have their senses (AH)trained to (AI)discern good and evil.
The Peril of Falling Away
6 Therefore (AJ)leaving (AK)the [j]elementary teaching about the [k]Christ, let us press on to [l](AL)maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from (AM)dead works and of faith toward God, 2 of (AN)instruction about washings and (AO)laying on of hands, and the (AP)resurrection of the dead and (AQ)eternal judgment. 3 And this we will do, (AR)if God permits. 4 For in the case of those who have once been (AS)enlightened and have tasted of (AT)the heavenly gift and have been made (AU)partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and (AV)have tasted the good (AW)word of God and the powers of (AX)the age to come, 6 and then have fallen away, it is (AY)impossible to renew them again to repentance, [m](AZ)since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame. 7 For ground that drinks the rain which often [n]falls on it and brings forth vegetation useful to those (BA)for whose sake it is also tilled, receives a blessing from God; 8 but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and (BB)close [o]to being cursed, and [p]it ends up being burned.
Better Things for You
9 But, (BC)beloved, we are convinced of better things concerning you, and things that [q]accompany salvation, though we are speaking in this way. 10 For (BD)God is not unjust so as to forget (BE)your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, in having (BF)ministered and in still ministering to the [r]saints. 11 And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence [s]so as to realize the (BG)full assurance of (BH)hope until the end, 12 so that you will not be sluggish, but (BI)imitators of those who through (BJ)faith and patience (BK)inherit the promises.
13 For (BL)when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He (BM)swore by Himself, 14 saying, “(BN)I will surely bless you and I will surely multiply you.” 15 And so, (BO)having patiently waited, he obtained the promise. 16 (BP)For men swear by [t]one greater than themselves, and with them (BQ)an oath given as confirmation is an end of every dispute. 17 [u]In the same way God, desiring even more to show to (BR)the heirs of the promise (BS)the unchangeableness of His purpose, [v]interposed with an oath, 18 so that by two unchangeable things in which (BT)it is impossible for God to lie, we who have [w]taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of (BU)the hope set before us. 19 [x]This (BV)hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which (BW)enters [y]within the veil, 20 (BX)where Jesus has entered as a forerunner for us, having become a (BY)high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
Footnotes
- Hebrews 5:2 Lit being able to
- Hebrews 5:2 Or subject to weakness
- Hebrews 5:7 I.e. during Christ’s earthly life
- Hebrews 5:7 Lit who having offered up
- Hebrews 5:7 Or out of
- Hebrews 5:7 Lit having been heard
- Hebrews 5:11 Lit whom or which
- Hebrews 5:12 Lit because of the time
- Hebrews 5:12 Lit elements of the beginning
- Hebrews 6:1 Lit word of the beginning
- Hebrews 6:1 I.e. Messiah
- Hebrews 6:1 Or perfection
- Hebrews 6:6 Or while
- Hebrews 6:7 Lit comes
- Hebrews 6:8 Lit near to a curse
- Hebrews 6:8 Lit whose end is for burning
- Hebrews 6:9 Or belong to
- Hebrews 6:10 Or holy ones
- Hebrews 6:11 Lit to the full
- Hebrews 6:16 Or Him who is greater
- Hebrews 6:17 Lit In which
- Hebrews 6:17 Or guaranteed
- Hebrews 6:18 Lit in which
- Hebrews 6:19 Lit Which hope we have
- Hebrews 6:19 Or inside
Psalm 106:32-48
New American Standard Bible 1995
32 They also (A)provoked Him to wrath at the waters of [a]Meribah,
So that it (B)went hard with Moses on their account;
33 Because they (C)were rebellious against [b]His Spirit,
He spoke rashly with his lips.
34 They (D)did not destroy the peoples,
As (E)the Lord commanded them,
35 But (F)they mingled with the nations
And learned their [c]practices,
36 And (G)served their idols,
(H)Which became a snare to them.
37 They even (I)sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the (J)demons,
38 And shed (K)innocent blood,
The blood of their (L)sons and their daughters,
Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;
And the land was (M)polluted with the blood.
39 Thus they became (N)unclean in their [d]practices,
And (O)played the harlot in their deeds.
40 Therefore the (P)anger of the Lord was kindled against His people
And He (Q)abhorred His [e](R)inheritance.
41 Then (S)He gave them into the hand of the [f]nations,
And those who hated them ruled over them.
42 Their enemies also (T)oppressed them,
And they were subdued under their [g]power.
43 Many times He would (U)deliver them;
They, however, were rebellious in their (V)counsel,
And so (W)sank down in their iniquity.
44 Nevertheless He looked upon their distress
When He (X)heard their cry;
45 And He (Y)remembered His covenant for their sake,
And [h](Z)relented (AA)according to the greatness of His lovingkindness.
46 He also made them (AB)objects of compassion
In the presence of all their captors.
47 (AC)Save us, O Lord our God,
And (AD)gather us from among the nations,
To give thanks to Your holy name
And [i](AE)glory in Your praise.
48 (AF)Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
From everlasting even to everlasting.
And let all the people say, “Amen.”
[j]Praise [k]the Lord!
Footnotes
- Psalm 106:32 Lit strife
- Psalm 106:33 Or his spirit
- Psalm 106:35 Lit works
- Psalm 106:39 Lit works
- Psalm 106:40 I.e. people
- Psalm 106:41 Or Gentiles
- Psalm 106:42 Lit hand
- Psalm 106:45 Lit was sorry
- Psalm 106:47 Lit boast
- Psalm 106:48 Or Hallelujah!
- Psalm 106:48 Heb Yah
Proverbs 27:4-6
New American Standard Bible 1995
4 Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood,
But (A)who can stand before jealousy?
5 Better is (B)open rebuke
Than love that is concealed.
6 Faithful are the (C)wounds of a friend,
But [a]deceitful are the (D)kisses of an enemy.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:6 Or excessive
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