'For2every1high priest3chosen6from among4men5is appointed9to acton behalf of7men8[in relation] to11God,13to offer1415gifts16and18sacrifices19for20sins.21 He can2deal gently1with the3ignorant4and5wayward,6since7he himself9is beset with10weakness.11 Because of2this3he is obligated4to offer13sacrificefor11his own12sins15just5as9he doesfor6those ofthe7people.8 And1no2one4takes5this6honor7for himself,3but8onlywhen called9by10God,12just as13Aaron15was. So1also2Christ4didnot5exalt7himself6to be made8a high priest,9but10was appointed byhim11who said12to13him,14You18are17my16Son,15today20I19have begotten21you;22 as1he says5also2in3another [place],4You6area priest7forever,810after11the12order13of Melchizedek.14 In2the3days4of6his7flesh,6[Jesus]1offered up24prayers8and10supplications,11with19loud21cries20and22tears,23to12him13who was able14to save15him16from17death,18and25he was heard26because of27hisreverence.29 Although1he was2a son,3he learned4obedience9through5what6he suffered.7 And1being made perfect,2he became3the source8of eternal10salvation9to all4who obey6him,7 being designated1by2God4a high priest5after6the7order8of Melchizedek.9 About1this2we4havemuch3to say,6and7it ishard to explain,89since10you have become12dull11of hearing.14 For2thoughby6this7time8[you] ought3to be4teachers,5you11need10someone15to teach13you14again9the16basic19principles17of the20oracles21of God.23You25need26milk,28not30solid31food,32 for2everyone13who lives on4milk5isunskilled6in the word7of righteousness,8since10he is11a child.9 But2solid5food6is3for the mature,1for those7who have14theirpowers of discernment12trained13by8[constant] practice10to15distinguish16good17fromevil.20