Hebrews 5
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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:
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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.
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And by reason hereof he ought, as for the
people, so also for himself, to offer for sins. Lev. 9.7
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And no man taketh this honor unto
himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron. Ex.
28.1
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So also Christ glorified not himself to
be made a high priest; but he that said unto him,
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Thou art my Son, |
today have I begotten thee. Ps.
2.7 |
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As he saith also in another place,
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Thou art a priest for ever |
after the order of Melchiz'edek. Ps.
110.4 |
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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, Mt. 26.36-46 · Mk. 14.32-42 · Lk.
22.39-46 and was heard in that he feared;
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though he were a Son, yet learned he
obedience by the things which he suffered;
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and being made perfect, he became the
author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
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called of God a high priest after the
order of Melchiz'edek.
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The Danger of
Slothfulness and Apostasy |
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Of whom we have many things to say, and
hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
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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.
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For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. 1 Cor.
3.2
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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.
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