Hebrews 5

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The Perfect High Priest

(Psalm 110:1–7)

EveryG3956 high priestG749 is appointedG2525 from amongG2983G1537 menG444 to representG5228 them in mattersG3588 relating toG4314 GodG2316, toG2443 offerG4374 giftsG1435 andG2532 sacrificesG2378 forG5228 sinsG266. 2He is ableG1410 to deal gentlyG3356 with those whoG3588 are ignorantG50 andG2532 misguidedG4105, sinceG1893 he himselfG846 is subject toG4029 weaknessG769. 3That is whyG1223G846 he is obligatedG3784 to offer sacrificesG4374 forG4012 his ownG846 sinsG266, as well asG2531 forG4012 the sins of theG3588 peopleG2992.

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NoG3756 oneG5100 takesG2983 this honorG5092 upon himselfG1438; he must be calledG2564 byG5259 GodG2316, just asG2531 AaronG2 was. 5SoG3779 alsoG2532 ChristG5547 did notG3756 take upon Himself the gloryG1392G1438 of becomingG1096 a high priestG749, butG235 He was called by theG3588 One who saidG2980 toG4314 HimG846:

6AndG2532G2531 inG1722 anotherG2087 passage God saysG3004:

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DuringG1722 theG3588 daysG2250 ofG3588 Jesus’ earthlyG4561 life, He offered upG4374 prayersG1162 andG2532 petitionsG2428 withG3326 loudG2478 criesG2906 andG2532 tearsG1144 toG4314 theG3588 One who couldG1410 saveG4982 HimG846 fromG1537 deathG2288, andG2532 He was heardG1522 because ofG575 His reverenceG2124. 8AlthoughG2539 He wasG1510 a SonG5207, He learnedG3129 obedienceG5218 fromG575 whatG3739 He sufferedG3958. 9AndG2532 having been made perfectG5048, He becameG1096 the sourceG159 of eternalG166 salvationG4991 to allG3956 whoG3588 obeyG5219 HimG846 10and was designatedG4316 byG5259 GodG2316 as high priestG749 inG2596 theG3588 orderG5010 of MelchizedekG3198.

Milk and Solid Food

(1 Corinthians 3:1–9)

11WeG1473 have muchG4183 to sayG3056 aboutG4012 this, but it is hard to explainG1421G3004, becauseG1893 you areG1096 dullG3576 ofG3588 hearingG189. 12AlthoughG2532 byG1223 this timeG5550 you oughtG3784 to beG1510 teachersG1320, youG2192 needG5532 someone to reteachG1321G3825 youG4771 theG3588 basicG746 principlesG4747 of God’sG2316 wordG3051.3 You needG1096G2192G5532 milkG1051, notG3756 solidG4731 foodG5160!

13ForG1063 everyoneG3956 whoG3588 lives onG3348 milkG1051 isG1510 still an infantG3516, inexperiencedG552 in the messageG3056 of righteousnessG1343. 14ButG1161 solidG4731 foodG5160 isG1510 for the matureG5046, whoG3588 byG1223 constant useG1838 haveG2192 trainedG1128 their sensesG145 toG4314 distinguishG1253G5037 goodG2570 from evilG2556.