Hebrews.5

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For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:

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Every high priest selected to represent men and women before God and offer sacrifices for their sins

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Every high priest is selected from among men and is appointed to represent them in matters related to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.

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For every high priest taken from among men is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.

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Now a high priest is a man chosen to represent other human beings in their dealings with God. He presents their gifts to God and offers their sacrifices for sins.

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Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.

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should be able to deal gently with their failings, since he knows what it's like from his own experience.

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He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he himself is subject to weakness.

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He can have compassion on those who are ignorant and going astray, since he himself is also subject to weakness.

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And because he is human, he is able to deal gently with the people, though they are ignorant and wayward. For he is subject to the same weaknesses they have.

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And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

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But that also meaos that he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as the people's.

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This is why he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.

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Because of this he is required as for the people, so also for himself, to offer sacrifices for sins.

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That is why he has to offer sacrifices, both for their sins and for his own sins.

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And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.

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No one elects himself to this honored position. He's called to it by God, as Aaron was.

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No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.

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And no man takes this honor to himself, but he who is called by God, just as Aaron was.

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And no one can become a high priest simply because he wants such an honor. He has to be called by God for this work, just as Aaron was.

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So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.

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Neither did Christ presume to set himself up as high priest, but was set apart by the One who said to him, "You're my Son; today I celebrate you!"

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So Christ also did not take upon himself the glory of becoming a high priest. But God said to him, "You are my Son; today I have become your Father. "

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So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest, but it was He who said to Him: "You are My Son, Today I have begotten You."

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That is why Christ did not exalt himself to become High Priest. No, he was chosen by God, who said to him, "You are my Son. Today I have become your Father. "

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As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

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In another place God declares, "You're a priest forever in the royal order of Melchizedek."

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And he says in another place, "You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek."

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As He also says in another place: "You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek";

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And in another passage God said to him, "You are a priest forever in the line of Melchizedek."

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Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;

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While he lived on earth, anticipating death, Jesus cried out in pain and wept in sorrow as he offered up priestly prayers to God. Because he honored God, God answered him.

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During the days of Jesus' life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.

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who, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear,

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While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could deliver him out of death. And God heard his prayers because of his reverence for God.

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Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;

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Though he was God's Son, he learned trusting-obedience by what he suffered, just as we do.

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Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered

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though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered.

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So even though Jesus was God's Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered.

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And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

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Then, having arrived at the full stature of his maturity and having been announced by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek,

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and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him

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And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him,

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In this way, God qualified him as a perfect High Priest, and he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him.

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Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.

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he became the source of eternal salvation to all who believingly obey him.

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and was designated by God to be high priest in the order of Melchizedek.

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called by God as High Priest "according to the order of Melchizedek,"

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And God designated him to be a High Priest in the line of Melchizedek.

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Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.

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I have a lot more to say about this, but it is hard to get it across to you since you've picked up this bad habit of not listening.

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We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain because you are slow to learn.

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of whom we have much to say, and hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.

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There is so much more we would like to say about this. But you don't seem to listen, so it's hard to make you understand.

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For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.

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By this time you ought to be teachers yourselves, yet here I find you need someone to sit down with you and go over the basics on God again, starting from square one--baby's milk, when you should have been on solid food long ago!

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In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God's word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!

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For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food.

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You have been Christians a long time now, and you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things a beginner must learn about the Scriptures. You are like babies who drink only milk and cannot eat solid food.

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For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

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Milk is for beginners, inexperienced in God's ways;

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Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness.

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For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe.

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And a person who is living on milk isn't very far along in the Christian life and doesn't know much about doing what is right.

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But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

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solid food is for the mature, who have some practice in telling right from wrong.

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But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.

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But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

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Solid food is for those who are mature, who have trained themselves to recognize the difference between right and wrong and then do what is right.

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