Hebrews 5:3

5:3 and for this reason he is obligated to make sin offerings for himself as well as for the people.

Hebrews 5:10

5:10 and he was designated ¹  by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek. ² 

Hebrews 7:7

7:7 Now without dispute the inferior is blessed by the superior,

Hebrews 7:10

7:10 For he was still in his ancestor Abraham’s loins ³  when Melchizedek met him.

Hebrews 10:10

10:10 By his will ⁴  we have been made holy through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

Hebrews 11:25

11:25 choosing rather to be ill-treated with the people of God than to enjoy sin’s fleeting pleasure.

Hebrews 11:40

11:40 For God had provided something better for us, so that they would be made perfect together with us. ⁵ 

Hebrews 12:20

12:20 For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.” ⁶ 

¹ tn Grk “having been designated,” continuing the thought of Heb 5:9.

² sn The phrase in the order of Melchizedek picks up the quotation from Ps 110:4 in Heb 5:6.

¹ tn Grk “in the loins of his father” (a reference to Abraham). The name “Abraham” has been repeated in the translation at this point (cf. v. 9) in order to clarify the referent (i.e., what ancestor was in view).

¹ tn Grk “by which will.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

¹ tn The Greek phrasing emphasizes this point by negating the opposite: “so that they would not be made perfect without us.”

¹ sn A quotation from Exod 19:12-13.