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 those who are out of the way; for that he himself also is surrounded 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 takes this honor to himself, but he who is called of God, as was Aaron.
5 So also Christ glorified not Himself to be made a high priest; but He Who said to Him, You are my Mature Son, today have I begotten you.
6 As he says also in another place, You are a priest into the eon 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 to Him Who was able to save Him from death, and was heard in that he reverenced;
8 Though he were a Mature Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
9 And being made complete, he became the author of salvation of the Kingdom Age to all those who obey Him;
10 Called of God a high priest after the order of Melchisedec.
11 Of whom we utter many utterances that are difficult to explain, seeing you are dull of hearing.
12 For when for the time you ought to be teachers, you 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 everyone who uses milk is Unskillful in the utterance of righteousness: for he is a babe.
14 But strong meat belongs to those who are mature, those who, because of actual practice, have their senses vigorously exercised to discern both good and evil. *