GOD'S WORD Translation GW
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1 Every chief priest is chosen from humans to represent them in front of God, that is, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sin.
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Every high priest is selected from among the people and is appointed to represent the people in matters related to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.
2 The chief priest can be gentle with people who are ignorant and easily deceived, because he also has weaknesses.
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He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he himself is subject to weakness.
3 Because he has weaknesses, he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins in the same way that he does for the sins of his people.
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This is why he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.
4 No one takes this honor for himself. Instead, God calls him as he called Aaron.
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And no one takes this honor on himself, but he receives it when called by God, just as Aaron was.
5 So Christ did not take the glory of being a chief priest for himself. Instead, the glory was given to him by God, who said, "You are my Son. Today I have become your Father."
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In the same way, Christ did not take on himself the glory of becoming a high priest. But God said to him, “You are my Son; today I have become your Father.”
6 In another place in Scripture, God said, "You are a priest forever, in the way Melchizedek was a priest."
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And he says in another place, “You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”
7 During his life on earth, Jesus prayed to God, who could save him from death. He prayed and pleaded with loud crying and tears, and he was heard because of his devotion to God.
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During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.
8 Although Jesus was the Son [of God], he learned to be obedient through his sufferings.
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Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered
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