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1. Every high priest is chosen from among other people. He is given the work of going before God for them to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.
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1. For G1063 every G3956 high priest G749 taken G2983 from among G1537 men G444 is ordained G2525 for G5228 men G444 in things G3588 pertaining to G4314 God G2316 , that G2443 he may offer G4374 both G5037 gifts G1435 and G2532 sacrifices G2378 for G5228 sins G266 :
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2. Since he himself is weak, he is able to be gentle with those who do not understand and who are doing wrong things.
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2. Who can G1410 have compassion G3356 on the G3588 ignorant G50 , and G2532 on them that are out of the way G4105 ; for that G1893 he G846 himself also G2532 is compassed with G4029 infirmity G769 .
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3. Because he is weak, the high priest must offer sacrifices for his own sins and also for the sins of the people.
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3. And G2532 by reason hereof G1223 G5026 he ought G3784 , as G2531 for G4012 the G3588 people G2992 , so G3779 also G2532 for G4012 himself G1438 , to offer G4374 for G5228 sins G266 .
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4. To be a high priest is an honor, but no one chooses himself for this work. He must be called by God as Aaronn was.
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4. And G2532 no man G5100 G3756 taketh G2983 this honor G5092 unto himself G1438 , but G235 he that is called G2564 of G5259 God G2316 , as G2509 was G2532 Aaron G2 .
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5. So also Christ did not choose himself to have the honor of being a high priest, but God chose him. God said to him, "You are my Son. Today I have become your Father."
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5. So G3779 also G2532 Christ G5547 glorified G1392 not G3756 himself G1438 to be made G1096 a high priest G749 ; but G235 he that said G2980 unto G4314 him G846 , Thou G4771 art G1488 my G3450 Son G5207 , today G4594 have I G1473 begotten G1080 thee G4571 .
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6. And in another Scripture God says, "You are a priest forever, a priest like Melchizedek."
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6. As G2531 he saith G3004 also G2532 in G1722 another G2087 place, Thou G4771 art a priest G2409 forever G1519 G165 after G2596 the G3588 order G5010 of Melchizedek G3198 .
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7. While Jesus lived on earth, he prayed to God and asked God for help. He prayed with loud cries and tears to the One who could save him from death, and his prayer was heard because he trusted God.
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7. Who G3739 in G1722 the G3588 days G2250 of his G848 flesh G4561 , when he had offered up G4374 G5037 prayers G1162 and G2532 supplications G2428 with G3326 strong G2478 crying G2906 and G2532 tears G1144 unto G4314 him that was able G1410 to save G4982 him G846 from G1537 death G2288 , and G2532 was heard G1522 in that he feared G575 G2124 ;
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8. Even though Jesus was the Son of God, he learned obedience by what he suffered.
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8. Though G2539 he were G5607 a Son G5207 , yet learned G3129 he obedience G5218 by G575 the things which G3739 he suffered G3958 ;
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9. And because his obedience was perfect, he was able to give eternal salvation to all who obey him.
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9. And G2532 being made perfect G5048 , he became G1096 the author G159 of eternal G166 salvation G4991 unto all G3956 them that obey G5219 him G846 ;
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10. In this way God made Jesus a high priest, a priest like Melchizedek.
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10. Called G4316 of G5259 God G2316 a high priest G749 after G2596 the G3588 order G5010 of Melchizedek G3198 .
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11. We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain because you are so slow to understand.
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11. Of G4012 whom G3739 we G2254 have many things to say G4183 G3056 , and G2532 hard G1421 to be uttered G3004 , seeing G1893 ye are G1096 dull G3576 of hearing G189 .
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12. By now you should be teachers, but you need someone to teach you again the first lessons of God's message. You still need the teaching that is like milk. You are not ready for solid food.
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12. For G1063 when G2532 for G1223 the G3588 time G5550 ye ought G3784 to be G1511 teachers G1320 , ye have G2192 need G5532 that one teach G1321 you G5209 again G3825 which G5101 be the G3588 first G746 principles G4747 of the G3588 oracles G3051 of God G2316 ; and G2532 are become G1096 such as have G2192 need G5532 of milk G1051 , and G2532 not G3756 of strong meat G4731 G5160 .
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13. Anyone who lives on milk is still a baby and knows nothing about right teaching.
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13. For G1063 every one G3956 that useth G3348 milk G1051 is unskillfull G552 in the word G3056 of righteousness G1343 : for G1063 he is G2076 a babe G3516 .
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14. But solid food is for those who are grown up. They have practiced in order to know the difference between good and evil.
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14. But G1161 strong meat G4731 G5160 belongeth G2076 to them that are of full age G5046 , even those who by reason of G1223 use G1838 have G2192 their senses G145 exercised G1128 to G4314 discern G1253 both G5037 good G2570 and G2532 evil G2556 .
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