| International Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1For every high priest selected from among men is appointed to officiate on their behalf in matters relating to God, that is, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. | 1For every high priest taken from men is appointed in service to God for the people, to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins. |
| 2He can deal gently with people who are ignorant and easily deceived, since he himself is subject to weakness. | 2He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he is also subject to weakness. |
| 3For that reason he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as for those of the people. | 3Because of this, he must make a sin offering for himself as well as for the people. |
| 4No one takes this honor upon himself but he is called to it by God, just as Aaron was. | 4No one takes this honor on himself; instead, a person is called by God, just as Aaron was. |
| 5In the same way, the Messiah did not take upon himself the glory of being a high priest. No, it was God who said to him, "You are my Son. Today I have become your Father." | 5In the same way, the Messiah did not exalt Himself to become a high priest, but the One who said to Him, You are My Son; today I have become Your Father, |
| 6As he also says in another place, "You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek." | 6also said in another passage, You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek. |
| 7As a mortal man, he offered up prayers and appeals with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his devotion to God. | 7During His earthly life, He offered prayers and appeals with loud cries and tears to the One who was able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence. |
| 8Son though he was, he learned obedience through his sufferings | 8Though He was God's Son, He learned obedience through what He suffered. |
| 9and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him, | 9After He was perfected, He became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey Him, |
| 10having been designated by God to be a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek. | 10and He was declared by God a high priest in the order of Melchizedek. |
| 11We have much to say about this, but it is difficult to explain because you have become too lazy to understand. | 11We have a great deal to say about this, and it's difficult to explain, since you have become too lazy to understand. |
| 12In fact, though by now you should be teachers, you still need someone to teach you the basic truths of God's word. You have become people who need milk instead of solid food. | 12Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the basic principles of God's revelation again. You need milk, not solid food. |
| 13For everyone who lives on milk is still a baby and does not yet know the difference between right and wrong. | 13Now everyone who lives on milk is inexperienced with the message about righteousness, because he is an infant. |
| 14But solid food is for mature people, whose minds are trained by practice to distinguish good from evil. | 14But solid food is for the mature--for those whose senses have been trained to distinguish between good and evil. |
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