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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:
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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.
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And by reason
hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.
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And no man taketh this
honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as
was
Aaron.
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So also Christ glorified not
himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten
thee.
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As he saith also in another
place,
Thou
art
a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
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Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying
and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
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Though
he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
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And being made perfect,
he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
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Called of God an high
priest after the order of Melchisedec.
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Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
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For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which
be
the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of
strong meat.
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For every one that useth milk
is
unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a
babe.
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But strong meat 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.
CHAPTER 6
Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying
again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
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Of the doctrine of
baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
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And
this will we do, if God permit.
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For
it is
impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have
tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
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And have tasted the good
word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
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If they shall fall away, to renew them again
unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put
him
to an open
shame.
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For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs
meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:
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But that which beareth thorns
and briers
is
rejected, and
is
nigh unto cursing; whose end
is
to be burned.
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But, beloved, we are
persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.
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For
God
is
not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his
name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
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And we desire that every one of
you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
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That ye be not slothful,
but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
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For when God made
promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
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Saying, Surely
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