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Hebrews

1 For ev­ery high priest tak­en from among men is or­dained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may of­fer both gifts and sac­ri­fices for sins: 2 Who can have com­pas­sion on the ig­no­rant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he him­self also is com­passed with in­fir­mi­ty. 3 And by rea­son here­of he ought, as for the peo­ple, so also for him­self, to of­fer for sins. 4 And no man taketh this hon­our unto him­self, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron. 5 So also Christ glo­ri­fied not him­self to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I be­got­ten thee. 6 As he saith also in an­oth­er place, Thou art a priest for ever af­ter the or­der of Melchisedec. 7 Who in the days of his flesh, when he had of­fered up prayers and sup­pli­ca­tions with strong cry­ing and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; 8 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obe­di­ence by the things which he suf­fered; 9 And be­ing made per­fect, he be­came the au­thor of eter­nal sal­va­tion unto all them that obey him; 10 Called of God an high priest af­ter the or­der of Melchisedec. 11 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be ut­tered, see­ing ye are dull of hear­ing. 12 For when for the time ye ought to be teach­ers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first prin­ci­ples of the or­a­cles of God; and are be­come such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. 13 For ev­ery one that useth milk is un­skil­ful in the word of righ­teous­ness: for he is a babe. 14 But strong meat be­longeth to them that are of full age, even those who by rea­son of use have their sens­es ex­er­cised to dis­cern both good and evil.