The Message Bible MSG
The Latin Vulgate VUL
1 Every high priest selected to represent men and women before God and offer sacrifices for their sins
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omnis namque pontifex ex hominibus adsumptus pro hominibus constituitur in his quae sunt ad Deum ut offerat dona et sacrificia pro peccatis
2 should be able to deal gently with their failings, since he knows what it's like from his own experience.
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qui condolere possit his qui ignorant et errant quoniam et ipse circumdatus est infirmitate
3 But that also means that he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as the people's.
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et propter eam debet quemadmodum et pro populo ita etiam pro semet ipso offerre pro peccatis
4 No one elects himself to this honored position. He's called to it by God, as Aaron was.
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nec quisquam sumit sibi honorem sed qui vocatur a Deo tamquam Aaron
5 Neither did Christ presume to set himself up as high priest, but was set apart by the One who said to him, "You're my Son; today I celebrate you!"
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sic et Christus non semet ipsum clarificavit ut pontifex fieret sed qui locutus est ad eum Filius meus es tu ego hodie genui te
6 In another place God declares, "You're a priest forever in the royal order of Melchizedek."
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quemadmodum et in alio dicit tu es sacerdos in aeternum secundum ordinem Melchisedech
7 While he lived on earth, anticipating death, Jesus cried out in pain and wept in sorrow as he offered up priestly prayers to God. Because he honored God, God answered him.
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qui in diebus carnis suae preces supplicationesque ad eum qui possit salvum illum a morte facere cum clamore valido et lacrimis offerens et exauditus pro sua reverentia
8 Though he was God's Son, he learned trusting-obedience by what he suffered, just as we do.
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et quidem cum esset Filius didicit ex his quae passus est oboedientiam
9 Then, having arrived at the full stature of his maturity and having been announced by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek,
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et consummatus factus est omnibus obtemperantibus sibi causa salutis aeternae
10 he became the source of eternal salvation to all who believingly obey him.
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appellatus a Deo pontifex iuxta ordinem Melchisedech
11 I have a lot more to say about this, but it is hard to get it across to you since you've picked up this bad habit of not listening.
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de quo grandis nobis sermo et ininterpretabilis ad dicendum quoniam inbecilles facti estis ad audiendum
12 By this time you ought to be teachers yourselves, yet here I find you need someone to sit down with you and go over the basics on God again, starting from square one - baby's milk, when you should have been on solid food long ago!
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etenim cum deberetis magistri esse propter tempus rursum indigetis ut vos doceamini quae sint elementa exordii sermonum Dei et facti estis quibus lacte opus sit non solido cibo
13 Milk is for beginners, inexperienced in God's ways;
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omnis enim qui lactis est particeps expers est sermonis iustitiae parvulus enim est
14 solid food is for the mature, who have some practice in telling right from wrong.
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perfectorum autem est solidus cibus eorum qui pro consuetudine exercitatos habent sensus ad discretionem boni ac mali
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