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Hebrews 5 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:1 - Every high priest is a man chosen to represent other people in their dealings with God. He presents their gifts to God and offers sacrifices for their sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:2 - And he is able to deal gently with ignorant and wayward people because he himself is subject to the same weaknesses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:3 - That is why he must offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as theirs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:4 - And no one can become a high priest simply because he wants such an honor. He must be called by God for this work, just as Aaron was.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:5 - That is why Christ did not honor himself by assuming he could become High Priest. No, he was chosen by God, who said to him,
“You are my Son.
Today I have become your Father.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:6 - And in another passage God said to him,
“You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:7 - While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:8 - Even though Jesus was God’s Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:9 - In this way, God qualified him as a perfect High Priest, and he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:10 - And God designated him to be a High Priest in the order of Melchizedek.
A Call to Spiritual Growth

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:11 - There is much more we would like to say about this, but it is difficult to explain, especially since you are spiritually dull and don’t seem to listen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:12 - You have been believers so long now that you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God’s word.[fn] You are like babies who need milk and cannot eat solid food.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:13 - For someone who lives on milk is still an infant and doesn’t know how to do what is right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:14 - Solid food is for those who are mature, who through training have the skill to recognize the difference between right and wrong.
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Or Today I reveal you as my Son. Ps 2:7.
Ps 110:4.
Or about the oracles of God.
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Hebrews Chapter 5 — Additional Translations:

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