1 Every high priest is taken from among men and made their representative before God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.
2 He is able to deal patiently with the ignorant and erring, for he himself is beset by weakness
3 and so, for this reason, must make sin offerings for himself as well as for the people.
4 No one takes this honor upon himself but only when called by God, just as Aaron was.
5 In the same way, it was not Christ who glorified himself in becoming high priest, but rather the one who said to him: "You are my son; this day I have begotten you";
6 just as he says in another place: "You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek."
7 In the days when he was in the flesh, he offered prayers 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 reverence.
8 Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered;
9 and when he was made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him,
10 declared by God high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.
11 About this we have much to say, and it is difficult to explain, for you have become sluggish in hearing.
12 Although you should be teachers by this time, you need to have someone teach you again the basic elements of the utterances of God. You need milk, (and) not solid food.
13 Everyone who lives on milk lacks experience of the word of righteousness, for he is a child.
14 But solid food is for the mature, for those whose faculties are trained by practice to discern good and evil.
Versículos relacionados com Hebrews, 5:
Hebrews 5 deals with the importance of priesthood and the role of the high priest to offer sacrifices for the sins of the people. The author compares the high priest to Jesus Christ, noting that Jesus was also called by God to be a high priest and offer sacrifices for the sins of humanity. The chapter also addresses the need for spiritual maturity and knowledge of God's Word to discern between good and evil. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in Hebrews 5, placed in order of proximity to the themes of the chapter.
Leviticus 16:34: "And this will be a perpetual statute for you, that you may do atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the Lord had commanded him." This verse talks about the importance of the high priest in offering sacrifices for the sins of the people, a central theme in Hebrews 5.
Psalm 110:4: "The Lord has sworn and will not repent: 'You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.'" This verse is quoted in Hebrews 5:6, where the author points out that Jesus Christ was appointed high priest for God, as well as Melchizedek.
Proverbs 3:1-2: "My son, do not forget my law, but keep in your heart my commandments; for they will prolong your days and add years of life and peace." This verse talks about the importance of knowing and following the Word of God, a theme addressed in Hebrews 5:12-14.
Hebrews 4:15: "For we do not have a high priest who cannot pity our weaknesses, he was tempted in all things to our likeness, but without sin." This verse highlights the likeness between Jesus Christ and the high priest in terms of his humanity and the ability to understand human weaknesses.
Hebrews 6:1: "Therefore, leaving the rudiments of the doctrine of Christ, we continue to perfection, not release the foundation of repentance of dead works and faith in God." This verse talks about the need for spiritual maturity and growth in faith, a central theme in Hebrews 5.
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