| New Living Translation | English Standard Version |
| 1Every high priest is a man chosen to represent other people in their dealings with God. He presents their gifts to God and offers sacrifices for their sins. | 1For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. |
| 2And he is able to deal gently with ignorant and wayward people because he himself is subject to the same weaknesses. | 2He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness. |
| 3That is why he must offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as theirs. | 3Because of this he is obligated to offer sacrifice for his own sins just as he does for those of the people. |
| 4And no one can become a high priest simply because he wants such an honor. He must be called by God for this work, just as Aaron was. | 4And no one takes this honor for himself, but only when called by God, just as Aaron was. |
| 5That is why Christ did not honor himself by assuming he could become High Priest. No, he was chosen by God, who said to him, “You are my Son. Today I have become your Father. ” | 5So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him, “You are my Son, today I have begotten you”; |
| 6And in another passage God said to him, “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.” | 6as he says also in another place, “You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.” |
| 7While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God. | 7In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. |
| 8Even though Jesus was God’s Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered. | 8Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered. |
| 9In this way, God qualified him as a perfect High Priest, and he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him. | 9And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him, |
| 10And God designated him to be a High Priest in the order of Melchizedek. A Call to Spiritual Growth | 10being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek. |
| 11There is much more we would like to say about this, but it is difficult to explain, especially since you are spiritually dull and don’t seem to listen. | 11About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. |
| 12You have been believers so long now that you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God’s word. You are like babies who need milk and cannot eat solid food. | 12For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, |
| 13For someone who lives on milk is still an infant and doesn’t know how to do what is right. | 13for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. |
| 14Solid food is for those who are mature, who through training have the skill to recognize the difference between right and wrong. | 14But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil. |
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