Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

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—

Two Disciples Jockey For Position In The Kingdom. He Says, It Is Not Mine To Give

³⁵ And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, approach Him, saying to Him, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask You”. ³⁶ And the One said to them, “What do you want Me to do for you?” ³⁷ And the ones said to Him, “Grant to us that we may sit one on Your right side and one on the left side in Your glory”. ³⁸ But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup which I drink, or to be baptized the baptism which I am baptized?” ³⁹ And the ones said to Him, “We are able”. And Jesus said to them, “You will drink the cup which I drink. And you will be baptized the baptism which I am baptized. ⁴⁰ But the sitting on My right side or on the left side is not Mine to give, but it is for whom it has been prepared”.

Whoever Wants To Be First Shall Be Your Slave. Even I Came To Serve

⁴¹ And having heard-of it, the ten began to be indignant about James and John. ⁴² And having summoned them, Jesus says to them, “You know that the ones having-the-reputation-of ^[a] being rulers of the Gentiles are lording-over^[b] them, and their great ones are exercising-authority-over^[c] them. ⁴³ But it is not so among you. But whoever wants to become great among you shall be your servant, ⁴⁴ and whoever wants to be first among you shall be slave of all. ⁴⁵ For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many”.