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And Jesus Became The Cause of Salvation, As High Priest In The Order of Melchizedek

And having been perfected[a], He became the cause[b] of eternal salvation to all the ones obeying Him, 10 having been designated[c] by God as High Priest according to the order of Melchizedek—

This Is Hard To Explain To You

11 ... concerning whom[d] our message-to-speak is great[e] and hard-to-interpret[f] so as to speak, since you have become sluggish[g] in the hearing.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 5:9 That is, as a human, by the sufferings.
  2. Hebrews 5:9 Or, source, grounds.
  3. Hebrews 5:10 Or, addressed, named.
  4. Hebrews 5:11 That is, Melchizedek. Or, which; that is, Christ as High Priest.
  5. Hebrews 5:11 That is, great in length (long); or, great in quality (deep, profound).
  6. Hebrews 5:11 That is, difficult to put in words you will understand.
  7. Hebrews 5:11 Or, lazy, dull.

and, once made perfect,(A) he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him 10 and was designated by God to be high priest(B) in the order of Melchizedek.(C)

Warning Against Falling Away(D)

11 We have much to say about this, but it is hard to make it clear to you because you no longer try to understand.

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