The Perfect High Priest
(Psalm 110:1–7)

1For every high priest being taken from among men is appointed for men in things relating to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins, 2being able to deal gently with those being ignorant and going astray, since he himself also is encompassed by weakness; 3and because of this, he is obligated, just as concerning the people, to offer for sins so also concerning himself.

4And no one takes upon himself the honor, but is being called by God, just as Aaron also. 5So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become a high priest, but the One having said to Him:

“You are My Son,

today I have begotten You.Ӡ

6Just as that, He also says in another place:

“You are a priest to the age,

according to the order of Melchizedek.Ӡ

7He in the days of His flesh having offered both supplications and entreaties with strong crying and tears to the One being able to save Him from death, and having been heard from reverence, 8although being a Son, He learned obedience from the things He suffered, 9and having been perfected, He became the source of eternal salvation to all those obeying Him, 10having been designated by God as high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.

Milk and Solid Food
(1 Corinthians 3:1–9)

11Concerning this there is much speech from us, and difficult in interpretation to speak, since you⁺ have become dull in hearing. 12For even by the time you ought to be teachers, you⁺ have need of one to teach you⁺ again what is the beginning of the elements of the oracles of God;† and you⁺ have become those having need of milk, and not of solid food.

13For everyone partaking of milk is inexperienced in the word of righteousness, for he is an infant. 14But solid food is for the mature,† the ones by constant use having trained the senses for distinguishing both good and evil.

Footnotes:

5 Psalm 2:7; or today I have become Your Father
6 Psalm 110:4
12 Or God's word
14 Or perfect or complete; Greek teleiōn