Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

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],

Although Being a Son, He Learned Obedience From His Sufferings

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

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

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