Priesthood

THE HIGH PRIESTLY PRAYER of JESUS: JOHN 17:11-26
During Supper, after washing the feet of the disciples

AND ¹¹ now I am no more in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me,	¹¹ καὶ οὐκέτι εἰμὶ ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ, καὶ αὐτοὶ ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ εἰσίν, κἀγὼ πρὸς σὲ ἔρχομαι. πάτερ ἅγιε, τήρησον αὐτοὺς ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί σου ᾧ δέδωκάς μοι,
that they may be one,	ἵνα ὦσιν ἓν
even as we are one.	καθὼς ἡμεῖς.
¹² While I was with them, I kept them in thy name, which you have given me; I have guarded them, and none of them is lost but the son of perdition, that the scripture might be fulfilled.	¹² ὅτε ἤμην μετ᾽ αὐτῶν ἐγὼ ἐτήρουν αὐτοὺς ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί σου ᾧ δέδωκάς μοι, καὶ ἐφύλαξα, καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐξ αὐτῶν ἀπώλετο εἰ μὴ ὁ υἱὸς τῆς ἀπωλείας, ἵνα ἡ γραφὴ πληρωθῇ.
¹³ But now I am coming to you; and these things I speak in the world,	¹³ νῦν δὲ πρὸς σὲ ἔρχομαι καὶ ταῦτα λαλῶ ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ
that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves.	ἵνα ἔχωσιν τὴν χαρὰν τὴν ἐμὴν πεπληρωμένην ἐν ἑαυτοῖς.
¹⁴ I have given them your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.	¹⁴ ἐγὼ δέδωκα αὐτοῖς τὸν λόγον σου καὶ ὁ κόσμος ἐμίσησεν αὐτούς, ὅτι οὐκ εἰσὶν ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου καθὼς ἐγὼ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου.
¹⁵ I do not pray that you should take them out of the world, but that you should keep them from the evil one.	¹⁵ οὐκ ἐρωτῶ ἵνα ἄρῃς αὐτοὺς ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου, ἀλλ᾽ ἵνα τηρήσῃς αὐτοὺς ἐκ τοῦ πονηροῦ.
¹⁶ They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.	¹⁶ ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου οὐκ εἰσὶν καθὼς ἐγὼ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου.

SANCTIFY ¹⁷ them in the truth; your word is truth.	¹⁷ ἁγίασον αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ· ὁ λόγος ὁ σὸς ἀλήθειά ἐστιν.
¹⁸ As you did send me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.	¹⁸ καθὼς ἐμὲ ἀπέστειλας εἰς τὸν κόσμον, κἀγὼ ἀπέστειλα αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸν κόσμον·
¹⁹ And for their sake I consecrate myself, that they also may be consecrated in truth.	¹⁹ καὶ ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν ἐγὼ ἁγιάζω ἐμαυτόν, ἵνα ὦσιν καὶ αὐτοὶ ἡγιασμένοι ἐν ἀληθείᾳ.

I DO NOT ²⁰ pray for these only, but also for those who believe in me through their word,	²⁰ Οὐ περὶ τούτων δὲ ἐρωτῶ μόνον, ἀλλὰ καὶ περὶ τῶν πιστευόντων διὰ τοῦ λόγου αὐτῶν εἰς ἐμέ,
²¹ that they may all be one; even as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us,	²¹ ἵνα πάντες ἓν ὦσιν, καθὼς σύ, πάτερ, ἐν ἐμοὶ κἀγὼ ἐν σοί, ἵνα καὶ αὐτοὶ ἐν ἡμῖν ὦσιν,
so that the world may believe that you have sent me.	ἵνα ὁ κόσμος πιστεύῃ ὅτι σύ με ἀπέστειλας.
²² The glory which you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one,	²² κἀγὼ τὴν δόξαν ἣν δέδωκάς μοι δέδωκα αὐτοῖς, ἵνα ὦσιν ἓν καθὼς ἡμεῖς ἕν·
²³ I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one,	²³ ἐγὼ ἐν αὐτοῖς καὶ σὺ ἐν ἐμοί, ἵνα ὦσιν τετελειωμένοι εἰς ἕν,
so that the world may know that you have sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.	ἵνα γινώσκῃ ὁ κόσμος ὅτι σύ με ἀπέστειλας καὶ ἠγάπησας αὐτοὺς καθὼς ἐμὲ ἠγάπησας.

FATHER, ²⁴ I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to behold my glory which you have given me in thy love for me before the foundation of the world.	²⁴ Πάτερ, ὃ δέδωκάς μοι, θέλω ἵνα ὅπου εἰμὶ ἐγὼ κἀκεῖνοι ὦσιν μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ, ἵνα θεωρῶσιν τὴν δόξαν τὴν ἐμήν, ἣν δέδωκάς μοι ὅτι ἠγάπησάς με πρὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου.

²⁵ O righteous Father, the world has not known you, but I have known you; and these know that you have sent me.	²⁵ πάτερ δίκαιε, καὶ ὁ κόσμος σε οὐκ ἔγνω, ἐγὼ δέ σε ἔγνων, καὶ οὗτοι ἔγνωσαν ὅτι σύ με ἀπέστειλας·
²⁶ I made known to them thy name, and I will make it known, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.”	²⁶ καὶ ἐγνώρισα αὐτοῖς τὸ ὄνομά σου καὶ γνωρίσω, ἵνα ἡ ἀγάπη ἣν ἠγάπησάς με ἐν αὐτοῖς ᾖ κἀγὼ ἐν αὐτοῖς.

HEBREWS 4:14-5:10

Christ, The High Priest
SINCE ^4:14 then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.	¹⁴ Ἔχοντες οὖν ἀρχιερέα μέγαν διεληλυθότα τοὺς οὐρανούς, Ἰησοῦν τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ θεοῦ, κρατῶμεν τῆς ὁμολογίας.
¹⁵ For we do not have a high priest who is unable to	¹⁵ οὐ γὰρ ἔχομεν ἀρχιερέα μὴ δυνάμενον
sympathize with our weaknesses,	συμπαθῆσαι ταῖς ἀσθενείαις ἡμῶν,
[sumpatheō συμπαθέω - “.suffer with” ~ become subject to or dependent
but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are,	πεπειρασμένον δὲ κατὰ πάντα καθ᾽ ὁμοιότητα
yet without sin.	χωρὶς ἁμαρτίας.
¹⁶ Let us then with confidence	¹⁶ προσερχώμεθα οὖν μετὰ παρρησίας
[parrēsia/παρρησία - “.bold {trusting} freeedom of speech”
draw near to the throne of grace,	τῷ θρόνῳ τῆς χάριτος,
[charis/χάρις- “.grace, beauty, favor, delight”
that we may receive mercy	ἵνα λάβωμεν ἔλεος
and find grace to help in time of need.	καὶ χάριν εὕρωμεν εἰς εὔκαιρον βοήθειαν.
[eleos/χάρις- “.grace, beauty, favor, delight”

Human (High-) Priests know therr own weaknesses

^5:1FOR every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.	^5:1 Πᾶς γὰρ ἀρχιερεὺς ἐξ ἀνθρώπων λαμβανόμενος ὑπὲρ ἀνθρώπων καθίσταται τὰ πρὸς τὸν θεόν, ἵνα προσφέρῃ δῶρά τε καὶ θυσίας ὑπὲρ ἁμαρτιῶν,
² He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward,	² μετριοπαθεῖν δυνάμενος τοῖς ἀγνοοῦσιν καὶ πλανωμένοις,
[metriopatheō/μετριοπαθέω- “.be gentle with, understand, exercise moderation”
since he himself is beset with weakness.	ἐπεὶ καὶ αὐτὸς περίκειται ἀσθένειαν

BECAUSE ³ of this he is bound to offer sacrifice for his own sins as well as for those of the people.	³ καὶ δι᾽ αὐτὴν ὀφείλει, καθὼς περὶ τοῦ λαοῦ, οὕτως καὶ περὶ αὐτοῦ προσφέρειν περὶ ἁμαρτιῶν.
⁴ And one does not take the honor upon himself, but he is called by God, just as Aaron was.	⁴ καὶ οὐχ ἑαυτῷ τις λαμβάνει τὴν τιμὴν ἀλλὰ καλούμενος ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ καθώσπερ καὶ Ἀαρών.

SO ⁵ also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him, “Your are my Son, today I have begotten you”;	⁵ οὕτως καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς οὐχ ἑαυτὸν ἐδόξασεν γενηθῆναι ἀρχιερέα ἀλλ᾽ ὁ λαλήσας πρὸς αὐτόν· υἱός μου εἶ σύ, ἐγὼ σήμερον γεγέννηκά σε·
⁶ as he says also in another place, “Your are a priest for ever, according to the order of Melchizedek.”	⁶ καθὼς καὶ ἐν ἑτέρῳ λέγει· σὺ ἱερεὺς εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα κατὰ τὴν τάξιν Μελχισέδεκ,

IN ⁷ the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard for his godly fear.	⁷ ὃς ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις τῆς σαρκὸς αὐτοῦ δεήσεις τε καὶ ἱκετηρίας πρὸς τὸν δυνάμενον σῴζειν αὐτὸν ἐκ θανάτου μετὰ κραυγῆς ἰσχυρᾶς καὶ δακρύων προσενέγκας καὶ εἰσακουσθεὶς ἀπὸ τῆς εὐλαβείας,
⁸ Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered;	⁸ καίπερ ὢν υἱός, ἔμαθεν ἀφ᾽ ὧν ἔπαθεν τὴν ὑπακοήν,
⁹ and being made perfect he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,	⁹ καὶ τελειωθεὶς ἐγένετο πᾶσιν τοῖς ὑπακούουσιν αὐτῷ αἴτιος σωτηρίας αἰωνίου,
¹⁰ being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.	¹⁰ προσαγορευθεὶς ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ ἀρχιερεὺς κατὰ τὴν τάξιν Μελχισέδεκ.

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