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5:1  Every high priest is taken from among men to represent them in their dealings with God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.
5:2  He is able to deal patiently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is subject to weakness.
5:3  And as a result of this, he must make sin offerings for himself as well as for the people.
5:4  Moreover, one does not assume this position of honor on his own initiative, but only when called by God, just as Aaron was.
5:5  Even Christ did not confer upon himself the glory of becoming a high priest. Rather, he was appointed by the one who said to him: “You are my Son; this day I have begotten you.”
5:6  And he says in another place: “You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.”
5:7  During the course of his earthly life, Jesus offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who had the power to save him from death, and he was heard because of his godly fear.
5:8  Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through his sufferings,
5:9  and when he had been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him,
5:10  and he was designated a high priest by God according to the order of Melchizedek.
5:11  We have much to say about this subject, but it is difficult to explain because you have been slow in learning.
5:12  By this time you should have been teachers, yet you still need to have someone explain to you the basic elements of God’s words. You need milk, not solid food.
5:13  Anyone who lives on milk is still an infant and is ignorant of the word of righteousness.
5:14  But solid food is for adults whose faculties have been trained by practice to distinguish between good and evil.