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Hebrews 5:1-4 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

1. Every high priest is taken from among men and made their representative before God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.

2. He is able to deal patiently with the ignorant and erring, for he himself is beset by weakness

3. and so, for this reason, must make sin offerings for himself as well as for the people.

4. No one takes this honor upon himself but only when called by God, just as Aaron was.

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