Hebrews 5
KJV Easy Read Bible

Qualifications for High Priesthood

1For 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:   appointed

2Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.   wayward; beset with weakness

3And by reason hereof he should, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

4And no man takes this honor to himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.   chooses

A Priest Forever

5So also Christ glorified not Himself to be made a high priest; but He that said to Him, You are My Son, today have I begotten You.   PS 2:7; JOB 2:7 | honored

6As He says also in another place, You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.   PS 110:4

7Who in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears to Him that was able to save Him from death, and was heard in that He feared;   showed respect

8Though He were a Son, yet learned He obedience by the things which He suffered;

9And being made perfect, He became the author of eternal salvation to all them that obey Him;   having completed His goal

10Called of God a high priest after the order of Melchisedec.

11Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing youp are dull of hearing.   spoken, taught; slow

Spiritual Immaturity

12For when for the time youp ought to be teachers, youp have need that one teach youp 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.   words, messages

13For every one that uses milk is unskillful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.   inexperienced, not acquainted with

14But strong meat belongs to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.   1 KGS 3:9 | trained





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