Old/New Testament

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^[a], 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],

Although Being a Son, He Learned Obedience From His Sufferings

⁷ ... Who, in the days of His flesh^[b] having offered both petitions and supplications^[c] with a strong outcry and tears to the One being able to save Him from^[d] death^[e], and having been heard because of His reverence^[f], ⁸ although being a Son^[g], learned obedience from the things which He suffered^[h].

And Jesus Became The Cause of Salvation, As High Priest In The Order of Melchizedek

⁹ And having been perfected^[i], He became the cause^[j] of eternal salvation to all the ones obeying Him, ¹⁰ having been designated^[k] by God as High Priest according to the order of Melchizedek—

This Is Hard To Explain To You

¹¹ ... concerning whom^[l] our message-to-speak is great^[m] and hard-to-interpret^[n] so as to speak, since you have become sluggish^[o] in the hearing.

For You Are Still Immature In The Word

¹² For indeed, [although] being obligated to be teachers because of the time, you again have a need that someone be teaching you the elements^[p] of ^[q] the beginning^[r] concerning the oracles^[s] of God. And you have become ones having a need of milk and not of solid^[t] food. ¹³ For everyone partaking of milk is inexperienced in the word of ^[u] righteousness, for he is an infant. ¹⁴ But the solid food is for the mature— the ones because of habit^[v] having their faculties^[w] trained for discernment of both good and evil.