5aSo also Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest, but itwas He who said to Him: b“You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.”
6 As He also says in another place: a“You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek”;
7 who, in the days of His flesh, when He had aoffered up prayers and supplications, bwith vehement cries and tears to Him cwho was able to save Him from death, and was heard dbecause of His godly fear,
8 though He was a Son, yet He learned aobedience by the things which He suffered.
9 And ahaving been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him,
10 called by God as High Priest a“according to the order of Melchizedek,”
11 of whom awe have much to say, and hard to explain, since you have become bdull of hearing.
Spiritual Immaturity
12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the1 oracles of God; and you have come to need amilk and not solid food.
13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is aa babe.
14 But solid food belongs to those who are1 of full age, thatis, those who by reason of2 use have their senses exercised ato discern both good and evil.
Hebrews 5:7 Who in the days of his flesh. Christ, while on earth, is referred to. When he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears. A particular time when these earnest supplications were offered is pointed out. The agony of Gethsemane is meant. It was then that he said, "If it is possible, let this cup pass from me" (Matthew 26:39 Mr 14:36 Lu 22:42). Even there he was heard. For an angel descended to strengthen him (Luke 22:43). In that he feared. Reverenced the Father in humble submission. A pious fear is meant.
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