1 Every high priest is taken from among human beings and is appointed to act on their behalf in relationships with God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins;
2 he can sympathise with those who are ignorant or who have gone astray, because he too is subject to the limitations of weakness.
3 That is why he has to make sin offerings for himself as well as for the people.
4 No one takes this honour on himself; it needs a call from God, as in Aaron's case.
5 And so it was not Christ who gave himself the glory of becoming high priest, but the one who said to him: You are my Son, today I have fathered you,
6 and in another text: You are a priest for ever, of the order of Melchizedek.
7 During his life on earth, he offered up prayer and entreaty, with loud cries and with tears, to the one who had the power to save him from death, and, winning a hearing by his reverence,
8 he learnt obedience, Son though he was, through his sufferings;
9 when he had been perfected, he became for all who obey him the source of eternal salvation
10 and was acclaimed by God with the title of high priest of the order of Melchizedek.
11 On this subject we have many things to say, and they are difficult to explain because you have grown so slow at understanding.
12 Indeed, when you should by this time have become masters, you need someone to teach you all over again the elements of the principles of God's sayings; you have gone back to needing milk, and not solid food.
13 Truly, no one who is still living on milk can digest the doctrine of saving justice, being still a baby.
14 Solid food is for adults with minds trained by practice to distinguish between good and bad.
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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