1 Every high priest who is taken from among men is given his position to take care of the interests of men in those things which have to do with God, so that he may make offerings for sins. 2 He is able to have feeling for those who have no knowledge and for those who are wandering from the true way, because he himself is feeble; 3 And being feeble, he has to make sin-offerings for himself as well as for the people. 4 And no man who is not given authority by God, as Aaron was, takes this honour for himself. 5 In the same way Christ did not take for himself the glory of being made a high priest, but was given it by him who said, You are my Son, this day I have given you being: 6 As he says in another place, You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. 7 Who in the days of his flesh, having sent up prayers and requests with strong crying and weeping to him who was able to give him salvation from death, had his prayer answered because of his fear of God. 8 And though he was a Son, through the pain which he underwent, the knowledge came to him of what it was to be under God's orders; 9 And when he had been made complete, he became the giver of eternal salvation to all those who are under his orders; 10 Being named by God a high priest of the order of Melchizedek. 11 Of whom we have much to say which it is hard to make clear, because you are slow of hearing. 12 And though by this time it would be right for you to be teachers, you still have need of someone to give you teaching about the first simple rules of God's revelation; you have become like babies who have need of milk, and not of solid food. 13 For everyone who takes milk is without experience of the word of righteousness: he is a child. 14 But solid food is for men of full growth, even for those whose senses are trained by use to see what is good and what is evil.
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Melchizedek
King of Salem and priest of God Most High, who brought out bread and wine, blessed Abram, and received a tenth of everything from him.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 14:18–20; Psalm 110:4; Hebrews 5:6
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- 1 Hebrews 8:3; Hebrews 10:11; Hebrews 2:17; Leviticus 9:15–21; Hebrews 7:27
- 2 Hebrews 4:15; Hebrews 2:18; 2 Corinthians 12:9–10; Hebrews 7:28; Hebrews 12:13
- 3 Leviticus 9:7; Leviticus 16:6; Hebrews 9:7; Hebrews 7:27; Leviticus 16:15
- 4 Exodus 28:1; Numbers 16:40; Numbers 16:5; 1 Chronicles 23:13; 2 Chronicles 26:18
- 5 Psalm 2:7; John 8:54; John 7:18; Hebrews 1:5; Acts 13:33
- 6 Psalm 110:4; Hebrews 7:17; Hebrews 7:21; Hebrews 7:3; Hebrews 5:10
- 7 Luke 22:41–44; John 17:1; Matthew 27:46; Mark 14:32–39; John 17:4–5
- 8 Philippians 2:8; Hebrews 10:5–9; John 4:34; Isaiah 50:5–6; John 15:10
- 9 Hebrews 9:15; Hebrews 2:10; Hebrews 12:2; Hebrews 9:12; Acts 5:32
- 10 Hebrews 5:5–6; Hebrews 6:20
- 11 Matthew 13:15; 2 Peter 3:16; Acts 28:27; John 16:12; John 6:6
- 12 Hebrews 6:1; 1 Corinthians 3:1–3; 1 Peter 2:2; Hebrews 5:13; Isaiah 28:9–10
- 13 1 Peter 2:2; 1 Corinthians 14:20; 2 Timothy 3:16; Ephesians 4:14; Isaiah 28:9
- 14 1 Corinthians 2:14–15; 1 Thessalonians 5:21; Philippians 1:9–10; Ephesians 1:18; 1 Corinthians 2:6
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The blessed Paul wishes to show in the next place that this covenant is far better than the old. This then he does by first laying down remote considerations.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 14 (1889)
But strong meat belongeth to them that are perfect, even those who by habit have their senses exercised to distinguish good from evil." For here we see, as if clearly defined, what he calls the strong meat of the perfect; and which is the same as that which he writes to the Corinthans, "We speak wisdom among them that are …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)
… himself, hardly bearing it, because his scholars were delaying a long time in their earlier lessons: "For when for the time," saith he, "ye ought to be teachers, ye have need to be taught again which be the first principles of the oracles of God. " Wherefore we too mourn and lament.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
But let those here present whose habit of mind is mature, and who have their senses already exercised to discern good and evil, endure patiently to listen to things fitted rather for children, and to an introductory course, as it were, of milk: that at the same time both those who have need of the instruction may be benefited, …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
The same consideration applies to another passage, "He learnt obedience by the things which He suffered," and to His "strong crying and tears," and His "Entreaties," and His "being heard," and His" Reverence," all of which He wonderfully wrought out, like a drama whose plot was devised on our behalf.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)