Book of Common Prayer

Jesus The Son of God Is Our Great High Priest

¹⁴ Therefore, having a great High Priest having gone through the heavens^[a]— Jesus, the Son of God— let us be holding-on-to the confession. ¹⁵ For we do not have a high priest not being able to sympathize-with our weaknesses, but One having been tempted^[b] in all things^[c] in accordance with our likeness, without sin. ¹⁶ So let us be approaching the throne of grace with confidence^[d], in order that we may receive mercy and find grace for well-timed^[e] help.

High Priests Are Called By God From Among Men To Offer Sacrifices For Sins

5 For every high priest being taken from-among men is appointed for people in the things pertaining to God, in order that he might offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins— ² being able to deal-gently with the ones being ignorant and going-astray since he himself is also surrounded with weakness. ³ And because of it^[f], he is obligated to be offering sacrifices for sins— just as for the people, so also for himself. ⁴ And one does not take the honor to himself, but receives it being called by God, just as also Aaron.

So Also Jesus Was Made High Priest By God

⁵ So also, Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest, but the One having said to Him [in Ps 2:7] “You are My Son. Today I have fathered You” did, ⁶ just as also in another place He says “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek” [Ps 110:4],

Three Disciples See Jesus Transformed, And Hear God Tell Them To Listen To Jesus

²⁸ And it came about, about eight days after these words, that having taken-along Peter and John and James, He went up on the mountain to pray. ²⁹ And during His praying the appearance of His face became different, and His clothing became white, while gleaming-out. ³⁰ And behold, two men were talking-with Him, who were Moses and Elijah— ³¹ who, having appeared in glory, were speaking of His departure which He was about to bring-to-fulfillment^[a] in Jerusalem. ³² Now Peter and the ones with him had been weighed-down with sleep. But having fully-awakened, they saw His glory and the two men standing-with Him. ³³ And it came about during their parting from Him, that Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good that we are here. And let us make three dwellings^[b]; one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah”— not knowing what he was saying. ³⁴ And while he was saying these things, there came-to-be a cloud. And it was overshadowing^[c] them. And they became afraid at their entering into the cloud. ³⁵ And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My chosen Son. Be listening-to Him”. ³⁶ And at the voice coming, Jesus was found alone. And they kept-silent, and reported to no one during those days anything of the things which they had seen.