| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1For every high priest taken from among men is appointed on behalf of men in things pertaining to God, in order to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins; | 1For every high priest taken from men is appointed in service to God for the people, to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins. |
| 2he can deal gently with the ignorant and misguided, since he himself also is beset with weakness; | 2He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he is also subject to weakness. |
| 3and because of it he is obligated to offer sacrifices for sins, as for the people, so also for himself. | 3Because of this, he must make a sin offering for himself as well as for the people. |
| 4And no one takes the honor to himself, but receives it when he is called by God, even as Aaron was. | 4No one takes this honor on himself; instead, a person is called by God, just as Aaron was. |
| 5So also Christ did not glorify Himself so as to become a high priest, but He who said to Him, "YOU ARE MY SON, TODAY I HAVE BEGOTTEN YOU"; | 5In the same way, the Messiah did not exalt Himself to become a high priest, but the One who said to Him, You are My Son; today I have become Your Father, |
| 6just as He says also in another passage, "YOU ARE A PRIEST FOREVER ACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK." | 6also said in another passage, You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek. |
| 7In the days of His flesh, He offered up both prayers and supplications with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His piety. | 7During His earthly life, He offered prayers and appeals with loud cries and tears to the One who was able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence. |
| 8Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered. | 8Though He was God's Son, He learned obedience through what He suffered. |
| 9And having been made perfect, He became to all those who obey Him the source of eternal salvation, | 9After He was perfected, He became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey Him, |
| 10being designated by God as a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek. | 10and He was declared by God a high priest in the order of Melchizedek. |
| 11Concerning him we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. | 11We have a great deal to say about this, and it's difficult to explain, since you have become too lazy to understand. |
| 12For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food. | 12Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the basic principles of God's revelation again. You need milk, not solid food. |
| 13For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an infant. | 13Now everyone who lives on milk is inexperienced with the message about righteousness, because he is an infant. |
| 14But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil. | 14But solid food is for the mature--for those whose senses have been trained to distinguish between good and evil. |
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