The Perfect High Priest (Psalm 110:1–7)
1 WBS 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: 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 WBS Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; 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 WBS And by reason of this he ought, 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 WBS And no man taketh this honor to himself, but he that is called by God, as was Aaron: BSB BSB: No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.
5 WBS So also Christ glorified not himself to be made a high priest; but he that said to him, Thou art my Son, to-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 WBS As he saith also in another place , Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. BSB BSB: And in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
7 WBS Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears to him that was able to save him from death, and was heard, in that he feared; 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 WBS Though he was a Son, yet he learned obedience by the things which he suffered; BSB BSB: Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered.
9 WBS And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation to all them that obey him; BSB BSB: And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him
10 WBS Called by God a high priest after the order of Melchisedec. 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 WBS Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are 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 WBS For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need of one to teach you again which are the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong 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 WBS For every one that useth milk, is unskillful in 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 WBS But strong food belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both 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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