The Perfect High Priest (Psalm 110:1–7)
1 RV For every high priest, being taken from among men, is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: BSB BSB: Every high priest is appointed from among men to represent them in matters relating to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.
2 RV who can bear gently with the ignorant and erring, for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity; BSB BSB: He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is subject to weakness.
3 RV and by reason thereof is bound, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins. BSB BSB: That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.
4 RV And no man taketh the honour unto himself, but when he is called of God, even as was Aaron. BSB BSB: No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.
5 RV So Christ also glorified not himself to be made a high priest, but he that spake unto him, Thou art my Son, This day have I begotten thee: BSB BSB: So also Christ did not take upon Himself the glory of becoming a high priest, but He was called by the One who said to Him: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.”
6 RV as he saith also in another place , Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek. BSB BSB: And in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
7 RV Who in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear, BSB BSB: During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.
8 RV though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered; BSB BSB: Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered.
9 RV and having been made perfect, he became unto all them that obey him the author of eternal salvation; BSB BSB: And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him
10 RV named of God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek. BSB BSB: and was designated by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek.
Milk and Solid Food (1 Corinthians 3:1–9)
11 RV Of whom we have many things to say, and hard of interpretation, seeing ye are become dull of hearing. BSB BSB: We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.
12 RV For when by reason of the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need again that some one teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food. BSB BSB: Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food!
13 RV For every one that partaketh of milk is without experience of the word of righteousness; for he is a babe. BSB BSB: For everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in the message of righteousness.
14 RV But solid food is for fullgrown men, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil. BSB BSB: But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.
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