High Priests
FOR every high priest taken from among men, is appointed on behalf of men in things pertaining to God; in order that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:
2 Who is able to have compassion on the ignorant and those that are being lead astray; inasmuch as he himself is also encompassed with weaknesses.
3 And for this reason, he is also obligated for himself as for the people, to make offering for sins.
4 And no man takes this honour onto himself, rather he is called of God, as was Aaron.
Christ in the Order of Melchizedek
5 ¶ Also in this way, Christ did not honour himself in becoming a high priest; rather he said to him: You are my Son, today have I begotten thee.
6 Just as he also said in another place: You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.
7 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 because of his reverent submission;
8 Even though he is a Son, he learned obedience because of the things which he suffered;
9 And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all those that obey him;
10 Designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.
Full Teaching of the Word Needed
11 ¶ Concerning whom we have many things to say, and it is hard to explain seeing you have become lazy and slow to understand.
12 For how is it then; when by this time you are under moral obligation to be teachers, you have need that you be taught again the fundamental truth of the message of God; and are in need of having milk, and not of solid food.
13 For every one that uses milk is inexperienced in the word of righteousness: for he is an infant.
14 But on the other hand; solid food belongs to the mature, those who by means of repeated use have their senses trained to discern both good and evil.