1 πασ γαρ αρχιερευσ εξ ανθρωπων λαμβανομενοσ υπερ ανθρωπων καθισταται τα προσ τον θεον ινα προσφερη δωρα τε και θυσιασ υπερ αμαρτιων 2 μετριοπαθειν δυναμενοσ τοισ αγνοουσιν και πλανωμενοισ επει και αυτοσ περικειται ασθενειαν 3 και δια ταυτην οφειλει καθωσ περι του λαου ουτωσ και περι εαυτου προσφερειν υπερ αμαρτιων 4 και ουχ εαυτω τισ λαμβανει την τιμην αλλα καλουμενοσ υπο του θεου καθαπερ και ααρων 5 ουτωσ και ο χριστοσ ουχ εαυτον εδοξασεν γενηθηναι αρχιερεα αλλ ο λαλησασ προσ αυτον υιοσ μου ει συ εγω σημερον γεγεννηκα σε 6 καθωσ και εν ετερω λεγει συ ιερευσ εισ τον αιωνα κατα την ταξιν μελχισεδεκ 7 οσ εν ταισ ημεραισ τησ σαρκοσ αυτου δεησεισ τε και ικετηριασ προσ τον δυναμενον σωζειν αυτον εκ θανατου μετα κραυγησ ισχυρασ και δακρυων προσενεγκασ και εισακουσθεισ απο τησ ευλαβειασ 8 καιπερ ων υιοσ εμαθεν αφ ων επαθεν την υπακοην 9 και τελειωθεισ εγενετο τοισ υπακουουσιν αυτω πασιν αιτιοσ σωτηριασ αιωνιου 10 προσαγορευθεισ υπο του θεου αρχιερευσ κατα την ταξιν μελχισεδεκ 11 περι ου πολυσ ημιν ο λογοσ και δυσερμηνευτοσ λεγειν επει νωθροι γεγονατε ταισ ακοαισ 12 και γαρ οφειλοντεσ ειναι διδασκαλοι δια τον χρονον παλιν χρειαν εχετε του διδασκειν υμασ τινα τα στοιχεια τησ αρχησ των λογιων του θεου και γεγονατε χρειαν εχοντεσ γαλακτοσ και ου στερεασ τροφησ 13 πασ γαρ ο μετεχων γαλακτοσ απειροσ λογου δικαιοσυνησ νηπιοσ γαρ εστιν 14 τελειων δε εστιν η στερεα τροφη των δια την εξιν τα αισθητηρια γεγυμνασμενα εχοντων προσ διακρισιν καλου τε και κακου
Hebrews · Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
Hebrews 5 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
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- Romans 16:25–27 stands after 14:23 (as 14:24–26), as in most Byzantine manuscripts.
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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
Cross references (14)
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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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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
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)