Jesus the Great High Priest
Hebrews 4:14-5:10
Heb.4.14 - Details
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Morphology
- Εχοντες: VERB,pres,act,ptc,nom,pl,m
- ουν: CONJ
- αρχιερεα: NOUN,acc,sg,m
- μεγαν: ADJ,acc,sg,m
- διεληλυθοτα: VERB,perf,act,ptc,acc,sg,m
- τους: ART,acc,pl,m
- ουρανους: NOUN,acc,pl,m
- Ιησουν: NOUN,acc,sg,m
- τον: ART,acc,sg,m
- υιον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
- του: ART,gen,sg,n
- θεου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
- κρατωμεν: VERB,pres,act,subj,1,pl
- της: ART,gen,sg,f
- ομολογιας·: NOUN,gen,sg,f
Parallels
- Hebrews 7:26-28 (verbal): Describes Jesus as a ‘great’ and sinless high priest who is able to save completely, echoing the title and priestly function of Heb 4:14.
- Hebrews 5:5-10 (thematic): Treats Jesus’ appointment and qualification as high priest and Son of God, developing the same priestly theme behind Heb 4:14.
- Hebrews 2:17 (thematic): Calls Jesus a merciful and faithful high priest who represents sinners—connects to Heb 4:14’s presentation of Jesus as high priest for believers.
- Psalm 110:4 (quotation): ‘You are a priest forever…’ is the Old Testament foundation (cited in Hebrews) for Jesus’ eternal priesthood underlying Heb 4:14.
- Hebrews 9:24 (allusion): States that Christ entered heaven itself to appear before God on our behalf, paralleling Heb 4:14’s claim that the great high priest has ‘passed through the heavens.’
Alternative generated candidates
- Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God; let us hold fast our confession.
- Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.
Heb.4.15 - Details
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Morphology
- ου: PART,neg
- γαρ: PART
- εχομεν: VERB,pres,act,ind,1,pl
- αρχιερεα: NOUN,acc,sg,m
- μη: PART
- δυναμενον: VERB,part,pres,mp,acc,sg,m
- συμπαθησαι: VERB,aor,act,inf
- ταις: ART,dat,pl,f
- ασθενειαις: NOUN,dat,pl,f
- ημων: PRON,gen,pl,1
- πεπειρασμενον: VERB,part,perf,pass,acc,sg,m
- δε: CONJ
- κατα: PREP
- παντα: ADJ,nom,pl,n
- καθ᾽ομοιοτητα: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- χωρις: PREP,gen
- αμαρτιας: NOUN,acc,pl,f
Parallels
- Hebrews 2:18 (verbal): Directly linked within Hebrews: emphasizes that Jesus himself was tempted and suffered, so he is able to help those who are tempted — complements the claim that he sympathizes with our weaknesses.
- Hebrews 5:2 (verbal): Speaks of the high priest’s capacity to sympathize with those who are ignorant and go astray (using similar language of compassion/sympathy), reinforcing the priestly empathy motif in 4:15.
- Luke 4:1-13 (see also Matthew 4:1-11) (thematic): The gospel temptation narratives portray Jesus being tempted in the wilderness; these episodes provide the concrete background for the claim that he was 'tempted in every respect.'
- 1 Peter 2:22 (verbal): Affirms Christ’s sinlessness ('He committed no sin'), echoing Hebrews 4:15’s claim that Jesus was tempted 'without sin.'
- Hebrews 7:26 (thematic): Describes the high priest as holy, innocent, unstained and separated from sinners—parallels the depiction of Christ as a sinless, sympathetic high priest in 4:15.
Alternative generated candidates
- For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect was tempted as we are, yet without sin.
- For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect was tempted as we are, yet without sin.
Heb.4.16 - Details
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Morphology
- προσερχωμεθα: VERB,pres,mid/dep,subj,1,pl
- ουν: CONJ
- μετα: PREP
- παρρησιας: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- τω: ART,dat,sg,m
- θρονω: NOUN,dat,sg,m
- της: ART,gen,sg,f
- χαριτος: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- ινα: CONJ
- λαβωμεν: VERB,aor,act,subj,1,pl
- ελεος: NOUN,acc,sg,n
- και: CONJ
- χαριν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- ευρωμεν: VERB,aor,act,subj,1,pl
- εις: PREP
- ευκαιρον: ADJ,acc,sg,f
- βοηθειαν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
Parallels
- Hebrews 4:15 (structural): Immediate context: verse 15 explains why believers may approach with confidence—Jesus is a sympathetic high priest who understands our weaknesses.
- Hebrews 10:19–22 (verbal): Uses the same language of boldness/ confidence (παρρησία) to enter the holy place by Christ’s blood and exhorts believers to draw near with a true heart—closely parallels the exhortation to approach the throne of grace.
- Ephesians 3:12 (verbal): Speaks of having 'boldness and access with confidence' in Christ, echoing the ideas of confident approach and access to grace found in Hebrews 4:16.
- Romans 5:2 (thematic): Speaks of 'access into this grace' through Christ, linking the theological theme of having access to divine grace present in Hebrews 4:16.
- James 4:8 (thematic): The exhortation to 'draw near to God, and he will draw near to you' parallels the call to approach God confidently to find mercy and timely help.
Alternative generated candidates
- Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
- Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Heb.5.1 - Details
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Morphology
- Πας: ADJ,nom,sg,m
- γαρ: PART
- αρχιερευς: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- εξ: PREP
- ανθρωπων: NOUN,gen,pl,m
- λαμβανομενος: VERB,pres,mid/pass,part,nom,sg,m
- υπερ: PREP
- ανθρωπων: NOUN,gen,pl,m
- καθισταται: VERB,pres,mid/pass,ind,3,sg
- τα: ART,acc,pl,n
- προς: PREP
- τον: ART,acc,sg,m
- θεον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
- ινα: CONJ
- προσφερη: VERB,pres,act,subj,3,sg
- δωρα: NOUN,acc,pl,n
- τε: CONJ
- και: CONJ
- θυσιας: NOUN,acc,pl,f
- υπερ: PREP
- αμαρτιων: NOUN,gen,pl,f
Parallels
- Leviticus 16 (thematic): The high priest’s central duty to make atonement and offer sacrifices for the people's sins (Day of Atonement) parallels Hebrews’ statement that the priest offers gifts and sacrifices for sins.
- Exodus 28:1 (structural): God’s appointment of Aaron and his sons as priests 'from among the people' echoes the idea of a priest 'taken from among men' and set over men toward God.
- Leviticus 4:20 (thematic): Procedures for sin offerings (the priest’s role in handling sacrifices and applying blood for atonement) exemplify the priestly function described in Hebrews 5:1.
- Psalm 110:4 (quotation): 'You are a priest forever…' (verbal citation in Hebrews) provides the authoritative basis for priestly appointment and is used by Hebrews to discuss the nature of priesthood.
- Hebrews 2:17 (thematic): Within Hebrews the idea that the Messiah must be made like his brothers to become a merciful and faithful high priest complements 5:1’s emphasis on a priest drawn from humanity to act on behalf of humans.
Alternative generated candidates
- For every high priest taken from among men is appointed on behalf of men in things pertaining to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins;
- For every high priest, being taken from among men, is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.
Heb.5.2 - Details
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Morphology
- μετριοπαθειν: VERB,pres,act,inf
- δυναμενος: VERB,pres,mid/pass,part,nom,sg,m
- τοις: ART,dat,pl,n
- αγνοουσι: VERB,pres,act,part,dat,pl,m
- και: CONJ
- πλανωμενοις: VERB,pres,mid/pass,part,dat,pl,m
- επει: CONJ
- και: CONJ
- αυτος: PRON,nom,sg,3,m
- περικειται: VERB,pres,mid/pass,ind,3,sg
- ασθενειαν: NOUN,dat,sg,f
Parallels
- Hebrews 4:15 (verbal): Same priestly sympathy language—Jesus as high priest who can sympathize/relate to human weakness (uses ἀσθένειαν/weakness and compassional vocabulary).
- Hebrews 2:17-18 (structural): Directly parallels the reason given elsewhere in the letter: Jesus was made like his brothers so he might be merciful and able to help those tempted, since he himself suffered and was tempted.
- Psalm 103:13-14 (thematic): God’s compassion grounded in knowledge of human frailty—'he knows our frame' parallels the rationale for priestly gentleness toward the weak and erring.
- Isaiah 40:11 (thematic): The gentle shepherd image ('he will feed his flock... he will gently lead those with young') echoes the idea of a shepherd/priest who deals gently with the ignorant and wandering.
Alternative generated candidates
- he can deal gently with the ignorant and erring, for he himself is beset with weakness;
- He is able to show compassion toward the ignorant and those who wander astray, since he himself also is encumbered with weakness.
Heb.5.3 - Details
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Morphology
- και: CONJ
- δι᾽αυτην: PREP+PRON,acc,sg,f
- οφειλει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- καθως: CONJ
- περι: PREP
- του: ART,gen,sg,n
- λαου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
- ουτως: ADV
- και: CONJ
- περι: PREP
- αυτου: PRON,gen,sg,m
- προσφερειν: VERB,pres,act,inf
- περι: PREP
- αμαρτιων: NOUN,gen,pl,f
Parallels
- Leviticus 4:3 (verbal): Law prescribes that when the anointed priest sins unintentionally he must offer a sin offering for himself—directly paralleling the obligation of a priest to make atonement for his own sin.
- Leviticus 16:6-11 (thematic): Day of Atonement ritual: the high priest offers sacrifices first for his own household and then for the people, mirroring the sequence and dual responsibility described in Hebrews 5:3.
- Hebrews 7:27 (thematic): Contrast within Hebrews: unlike the earthly priests who must offer daily first for their own sins and then for the people, Christ 'does not need' to offer for his own sins—highlighting why earthly priests must offer for themselves as stated in 5:3.
- Hebrews 2:17 (allusion): Describes Jesus as a merciful and faithful high priest who makes propitiation for the people's sins; connects the priestly function (offering for sins) attributed to earthly priests in 5:3 with Christ's priestly role.
Alternative generated candidates
- and because of this he must offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as for the people's.
- And for this reason he must offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as for the people's.
Heb.5.4 - Details
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Morphology
- και: CONJ
- ουχ: PART,neg
- εαυτω: PRON,dat,sg,m
- τις: PRON,nom,sg,?
- λαμβανει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- την: ART,acc,sg,f
- τιμην: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- αλλα: CONJ
- καλουμενος: PART,pres,mp,nom,sg,m
- υπο: PREP
- του: ART,gen,sg,n
- θεου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
- καθωσπερ: CONJ
- και: CONJ
- Ααρων: NOUN,nom,sg,m
Parallels
- Numbers 16:3-11 (thematic): Korah’s challenge to the priesthood—accuses others of ‘taking’ priestly honor and Moses replies that God makes the choice, paralleling the warning that one must be called by God rather than seize the office.
- Exodus 28:1 (verbal): God’s instruction to set apart Aaron and his sons as priests—directly parallels Hebrews’ appeal to Aaron as an example of one who was appointed/called to the priesthood.
- Leviticus 8:6-12 (allusion): The consecration ceremony for Aaron (anointing and ordination through Moses) provides the background for Hebrews’ claim that Aaron’s office was a divine calling, not a self-assumed honor.
- Psalm 110:4 (allusion): “You are a priest forever…by order of Melchizedek” emphasizes priestly appointment by God; Hebrews elsewhere cites this to contrast divine appointment with self-exaltation.
- Jeremiah 1:5 (thematic): God’s declaration that He ‘called’ Jeremiah before birth illustrates the wider biblical theme that authoritative offices (prophet/priest) are conferred by God’s calling rather than taken by individuals.
Alternative generated candidates
- And no one takes this honor upon himself, but only when called by God, as Aaron was.
- No one takes the honor upon himself, but only when called by God, just as Aaron was.
Heb.5.5 - Details
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Morphology
- Ουτως: ADV
- και: CONJ
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- Χριστος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- ουχ: PART,neg
- εαυτον: PRON,acc,sg,masc,reflex
- εδοξασεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- γενηθηναι: VERB,aor,pass,inf
- αρχιερεα: NOUN,acc,sg,m
- αλλ᾽ο: CONJ
- λαλησας: VERB,aor,act,ptcp,nom,sg,m
- προς: PREP
- αυτον·Υιος: PRO,acc,sg,m
- μου: PRON,gen,sg,1
- ει: VERB,pres,act,ind,2,sg
- συ: PRON,nom,sg,2
- εγω: PRON,nom,sg,1
- σημερον: ADV
- γεγεννηκα: VERB,perf,act,ind,1,sg
- σε·: PRON,acc,2,sg
Parallels
- Psalm 2:7 (quotation): Hebrews 5:5 directly cites the divine utterance 'You are my Son; today I have begotten you,' taken from Psalm 2:7 (LXX/MT) and applied to Christ's appointment as high priest.
- Hebrews 1:5 (verbal): Hebrews 1:5 repeats the very formula 'You are my Son…' to contrast the Son with angels; it echoes the same citation and theological point about Christ's unique sonship and divine commissioning.
- Acts 13:33 (quotation): Paul quotes the same line from Psalm 2 in Acts 13:33 to assert that God fulfilled his promise in raising Jesus; this use parallels Hebrews' appeal to the same text to establish Jesus' divine sonship and appointment.
- 2 Samuel 7:14 (allusion): The promise to David's descendant ('I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son') provides the Davidic/royal background for New Testament citations of 'You are my Son,' underpinning the argument that Jesus is God's appointed Son and heir.
Alternative generated candidates
- So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but he who said to him, "You are my Son; today I have begotten you."
- So also Christ did not exalt himself to become high priest, but he who said to him, "You are my Son; today I have begotten you,"
Heb.5.6 - Details
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Morphology
- καθως: CONJ
- και: CONJ
- εν: PREP
- ετερω: ADJ,dat,sg,m
- λεγει·Συ: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- ιερευς: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- εις: PREP
- τον: ART,acc,sg,m
- αιωνα: NOUN,acc,sg,m
- κατα: PREP
- την: ART,acc,sg,f
- ταξιν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- Μελχισεδεκ: NOUN,acc,sg,m
Parallels
- Psalm 110:4 (LXX 109:4) (quotation): The original Old Testament source: 'You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek,' which Hebrews 5:6 directly quotes.
- Hebrews 7:17 (quotation): Reiterates the same citation from Psalm 110:4 within the author's extended argument that Jesus is a priest 'according to the order of Melchizedek.'
- Hebrews 7:21 (quotation): Uses the same OT witness to contrast the eternal priesthood of Christ with the Levitical line—again citing Psalm 110:4 to support Jesus' priesthood.
- Genesis 14:18-20 (thematic): The narrative introduction of Melchizedek (king of Salem and priest of God Most High) provides the historical/theological basis for the 'order of Melchizedek' invoked in Hebrews.
- Hebrews 6:20 (thematic): Refers to Jesus as a forerunner who has entered 'into the inner place' and explicitly ties his priesthood to the order of Melchizedek, developing the same theological point found in 5:6.
Alternative generated candidates
- As he also says in another place, "You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek."
- and again, "You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek."
Heb.5.7 - Details
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Morphology
- ος: PRON,nom,sg,m
- εν: PREP
- ταις: ART,dat,pl,f
- ημεραις: NOUN,dat,pl,f
- της: ART,gen,sg,f
- σαρκος: NOUN,gen,sg,fem
- αυτου: PRON,gen,sg,m
- δεησεις: NOUN,nom,pl,f
- τε: CONJ
- και: CONJ
- ικετηριας: NOUN,dat,pl,f
- προς: PREP
- τον: ART,acc,sg,m
- δυναμενον: VERB,pres,mid,part,acc,sg,m
- σωζειν: VERB,pres,act,inf
- αυτον: PRON,acc,sg,m
- εκ: PREP
- θανατου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
- μετα: PREP
- κραυγης: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- ισχυρας: ADJ,gen,sg,f
- και: CONJ
- δακρυων: NOUN,gen,pl,n
- προσενεγκας: VERB,aor,act,part,nom,sg,m
- και: CONJ
- εισακουσθεις: VERB,aor,pass,part,nom,sg,m
- απο: PREP
- της: ART,gen,sg,f
- ευλαβειας: NOUN,gen,sg,f
Parallels
- Luke 22:44 (verbal): Describes Jesus’ agony in Gethsemane — intense prayer, agony and earnest supplication (and bodily distress), paralleling ‘prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears’.
- Matthew 26:39 (structural): Jesus prays that the cup be taken from him if possible — an urgent petition to be delivered from impending death, echoing the plea to ‘the one able to save him from death.’
- Mark 14:36 (verbal): Another Gethsemane account where Jesus cries out to the Father for deliverance (‘Abba, Father…take this cup from me’), matching the language of strong crying and beseeching.
- Romans 8:26 (thematic): Speaks of groanings and the Spirit’s intercession when words fail — thematically linked to intense, word‑filled or wordless cryings and the efficacy of intercession in suffering.
- Psalm 69:1–3 (allusion): A Psalmist’s cry ‘Save me, O God… I sink in deep mire,’ modeling lament and urgent petition for deliverance that Hebrews echoes in Jesus’ supplications.
Alternative generated candidates
- In the days of his flesh, when he offered up prayers and supplications with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to save him from death, he was heard because of his reverent submission.
- In the days of his flesh, he offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.
Heb.5.8 - Details
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Morphology
- καιπερ: CONJ
- ων: PRON,gen,pl,m
- υιος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- εμαθεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- αφ᾽ων: PREP+PRON,gen,pl,m
- επαθεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- την: ART,acc,sg,f
- υπακοην: NOUN,acc,sg,f
Parallels
- Philippians 2:8 (verbal): Both texts link Jesus' obedience with suffering; Phil 2:8 says he became obedient (ὑπήκουσεν/ὑπακούων) even to death, echoing Heb 5:8's 'learned obedience through what he suffered.'
- Hebrews 2:10–11 (thematic): Hebrews elsewhere treats the Son's sufferings as the means by which he is perfected/ made a leader to bring many to glory—paralleling the idea that he 'learned obedience' through suffering.
- Isaiah 53:7 (allusion): The Suffering Servant motif—patient, submissive endurance of affliction (LXX and MT)—prefigures the Son who endures suffering in faithful obedience, a background theme for Heb 5:8.
- Luke 2:51 (verbal): As a child Jesus 'was subject to' (ὑποτασσόμενος) his parents—an early, concrete example of his obedience that resonates with Heb 5:8's focus on the Son's obedience.
Alternative generated candidates
- Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered;
- Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through the things he suffered.
Heb.5.9 - Details
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Morphology
- και: CONJ
- τελειωθεις: VERB,part,aor,pass,nom,sg,m
- εγενετο: VERB,aor,mid,ind,3,sg
- πασιν: ADJ,dat,pl,m
- τοις: ART,dat,pl,n
- υπακουουσιν: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,pl
- αυτω: PRON,dat,sg,m
- αιτιος: ADJ,nom,sg,m
- σωτηριας: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- αιωνιου: ADJ,gen,sg,m
Parallels
- Hebrews 2:10 (thematic): Both speak of the Son being ‘made perfect’/brought to maturity through suffering so that he might lead many to salvation—Hebrews frames perfection through suffering as prerequisite for bringing others to salvation.
- Romans 5:19 (verbal): Contrasts Adam’s disobedience with Christ’s obedience; like Heb 5:9, Romans links Christ’s obedient action with the provision of righteousness/salvation for many.
- Philippians 2:8-11 (thematic): Emphasizes Christ’s obedient humility unto death and his subsequent exaltation—parallels Heb 5:9’s connection between Jesus’ obedient suffering and his role in securing eternal salvation.
- 1 Peter 3:18 (thematic): Declares that Christ suffered once for sins to bring us to God; echoes Hebrews’ theme that Jesus’ suffering/perfection effects salvation for those who belong to him.
- Isaiah 53:11 (allusion): The suffering servant’s vicarious suffering resulting in justification and life for many provides the Old Testament background for Hebrews’ claim that the perfected/ suffering Messiah becomes the source of salvation.
Alternative generated candidates
- and having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,
- And having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,
Heb.5.10 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- προσαγορευθεις: VERB,aor,pass,part,nom,sg,m
- υπο: PREP
- του: ART,gen,sg,n
- θεου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
- αρχιερευς: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- κατα: PREP
- την: ART,acc,sg,f
- ταξιν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- Μελχισεδεκ: NOUN,acc,sg,m
Parallels
- Psalm 110:4 (quotation): The exact line 'You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek' is quoted by the author of Hebrews as the Old Testament warrant for Christ's priesthood.
- Genesis 14:18-20 (allusion): The origin scene for Melchizedek—king of Salem and priest of God Most High—whom Abraham blesses and to whom Abraham gives a tithe; Hebrews builds its typology of Christ's priesthood on this episode.
- Hebrews 7:1-3 (thematic): Hebrews' extended exposition of Melchizedek emphasizes his king-priest status, timelessness, and lack of recorded genealogy—features used to typologically relate him to Christ.
- Hebrews 6:20 (quotation): Affirms that Jesus has entered as a high priest 'forever after the order of Melchizedek,' repeating the claim of Heb. 5:10 and situating Christ's priesthood as permanent and non-Levitical.
- Hebrews 7:11-17 (structural): Argues that the emergence of a priest like Melchizedek implies a change of priesthood/law; cites Psalm 110:4 (v.17) to demonstrate that Christ's priesthood belongs to Melchizedek's order and not the Levitical line.
Alternative generated candidates
- being designated by God a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.
- being designated by God a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.
Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens—Jesus, the Son of God—let us hold fast our confession.
For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses; rather, he was tempted in every respect as we are, yet without sin.
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
For every high priest taken from among men is appointed on behalf of men in things pertaining to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.
He is able to deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, for he himself is beset with weakness. And because of this he must offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as for those of the people.
No one takes this honor upon himself, but only when called by God, just as Aaron was. So also Christ did not glorify himself to become a high priest, but he who said to him, 'You are my Son; today I have begotten you' appointed him. And likewise he says in another place, 'You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.'
In the days of his flesh, he offered up prayers and supplications with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent fear.
Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered. And having been perfected, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him. And it was God who designated him a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.