Hebrews 5:2

Easy To Read Version

The high priest himself is weak \{like all people\}. So he is able to be gentle with those people who don’t understand and who are doing wrong things.

Cross References

Exodus 32:8

They have very quickly turned away from the things I commanded them to do. They made a calf from melted gold for themselves. They are worshiping that calf and making sacrifices [327] to it. The people have said, ‘Israel, these are the gods that led you out of Egypt.’”

Isaiah 29:24

Many of these people did not understand, so they did wrong things. These people did not understand, but they will learn their lesson.”

Isaiah 30:11

Stop seeing things that will really happen! Get out of our way! Stop telling us about the Holy One of Israel.”

Luke 22:32

I have prayed that you will not lose your faith! Help your brothers be stronger when you come back to me.”

2 Corinthians 11:30

If I must boast, then I will boast about the things that show that I am weak.

2 Corinthians 12:5

I will boast about a man like that. But I will not boast about myself. I will boast only about my weaknesses.

Galatians 4:13

You remember why I came to you the first time. It was because I was sick. That was when I told the Good News {\cf2\super [51]} to you.

Ephesians 4:18

Those people don’t understand. They know nothing, because they refuse to listen. So they cannot have the life that God gives.

1 Timothy 1:13

In the past I spoke against Christ and persecuted him and did things to hurt him. But God gave me mercy because I did not know what I was doing. I did those things when I did not believe.

Hebrews 12:13

Walk (live) in the right way so that you will be saved and your weakness will not cause you to be lost.

Hebrews 2:17

For this reason Jesus had to be made like us his brothers and sisters in every way. Jesus became like people so that he could be their merciful and faithful high priest {\cf2\super [14]} in service to God. Then Jesus could bring forgiveness for the people’s sins.

Hebrews 2:18

And now Jesus can help those people who are tempted. Jesus is able to help because he himself suffered and was tempted.

Hebrews 7:28

The law chooses high priests who are people and have the same weaknesses as people. But God made a promise that came after the law. God spoke those words with a vow (promise), and those words made the Son of God to be the high priest. And that Son has been made perfect forever.

Hebrews 9:7

But only the high priest {\cf2\super [100]} could go into the second room. And the high priest went into that room only once a year. And the high priest could never enter that room without taking blood with him. The priest offered that blood to God for himself and for the people’s sins. Those sins were the sins the people did without knowing that they were sinning.

James 5:19

My brothers and sisters, one of you may wander away from the truth. And another person may help him come back to the truth.

1 Peter 2:25

You were like sheep that went the wrong way. But now you have come back to the Shepherd and Protector of your lives.

Judges 2:17

But the people of Israel did not listen to their judges. The people of Israel were not faithful to God—they followed other gods. [19] In the past, the ancestors [20] of the people of Israel obeyed the Lord’s commands. But now the people of Israel changed and stopped obeying the Lord.