Heb 5:1-10 | NETfull | STEP | For every high priest is taken from among the people and appointed to represent them before God, to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.

Hebrews 5:1-10

1 For every high priest is taken from among the people ^{▼▼ Grk “from among men,” but since the point in context is shared humanity (rather than shared maleness), the plural Greek term ἀνθρώπων (anqrōpōn) has been translated “people.”} and appointed ^{▼▼ Grk “who is taken from among people is appointed.”} to represent them before God, ^{▼▼ Grk “appointed on behalf of people in reference to things relating to God.”} to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins. 2 He is able to deal compassionately with those who are ignorant and erring, since he also is subject to weakness, 3 and for this reason he is obligated to make sin offerings for himself as well as for the people. 4 And no one assumes this honor ^{▼▼ Honor refers here to the honor of the high priesthood.} on his own initiative, ^{▼▼ Grk “by himself, on his own.”} but only when called to it by God, ^{▼▼ Grk “being called by God.”} as in fact Aaron was. 5 So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming high priest, but the one who glorified him was God, ^{▼▼ Grk “the one”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} who said to him, “ You are my Son! Today I have fathered you ,” ^{▼▼ Grk “I have begotten you”; see Heb 1:5.} ^{▼▼ A quotation from Ps 2:7.} 6 as also in another place God ^{▼▼ Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} says, “ You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek .” ^{▼▼ A quotation from Ps 110:4.} 7 During his earthly life ^{▼▼ Grk “in the days of his flesh.”} Christ ^{▼▼ Grk “he”; the referent (Christ) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} offered ^{▼▼ Grk “who…having offered,” continuing the description of Christ from Heb 5:5–6.} both requests and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death and he was heard because of his devotion. 8 Although he was a son, he learned obedience through the things he suffered. ^{▼▼ There is a wordplay in the Greek text between the verbs “learned” (ἔμαθεν, emathen) and “suffered” (ἔπαθεν, epathen).} 9 And by being perfected in this way, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him, 10 and he was designated ^{▼▼ Grk “having been designated,” continuing the thought of Heb 5:9.} by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek . ^{▼▼ The phrase in the order of Melchizedek picks up the quotation from Ps 110:4 in Heb 5:6.}