Hebrews 2:17

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So he had to be made like them—fully human in every way. That way he could serve God as a merciful and faithful high priest and purify the people from their sins.

Cross References

Hebrews 4:14

Because we have a great high priest who has gone up into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let’s hold on firmly to our faith.

Hebrews 2:14

Because those children have bodies made out of flesh and blood, Jesus became human like them in order to die for them. By doing that, he could stop the one who rules over the kingdom of death, that is, the devil,

Hebrews 7:26

A high priest like him truly meets our needs. He’s holy, blameless, and pure, and he has been lifted up high above the heavens. He’s different from people who sin.

Romans 5:10

Once we were God’s enemies, but we were brought back to him through the death of his Son. And now that God has brought us back, how much more will we be saved through the life of his Son!

Hebrews 2:11

Jesus, who makes people holy, belongs to the same family as the people he makes holy. That’s why he isn’t ashamed to call them his brothers and sisters.

Hebrews 3:5

“Moses was faithful as a servant in God’s whole house.” He was a witness to what God would say in the future.

Colossians 1:21

At one time you were separated from God. In your minds, you were his enemies, because of your wrong ways.

Hebrews 7:28

The law appoints men who are weak to be high priests. But after the law had been given, God swore an oath and appointed his Son, who has been made perfect forever.

Ephesians 2:16

and bring them back to God as one body. On the cross, Christ put to death the hatred that Jews and Gentiles felt toward one another.

Romans 15:17

Thanks to Christ Jesus, I can take pride in the work I’ve done for God.

Hebrews 3:2

Jesus was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in God’s whole house.

Hebrews 2:16

It’s certainly not angels that he helps, but Abraham’s children.

Hebrews 3:1

Holy brothers and sisters, who take part in God’s calling, I want you to focus your attention on Jesus, who is the messenger and high priest of our faith.

Hebrews 4:15

We don’t have a high priest who can’t feel what we feel when we’re weak. Instead, we have a high priest who has been tempted in every way just as we are, but without sinning.

Hebrews 5:1

Every high priest is chosen from among the people and appointed to represent them in things relating to God. He offers gifts and sacrifices for their sins.

Hebrews 5:2

He’s able to deal gently with people who don’t realize what they’re doing and go astray, because he himself is weak.

Hebrews 5:5

In the same way, Christ didn’t claim for himself the privilege of becoming a high priest. But God said to him, “You are my Son, today I have become your Father.”

Hebrews 5:10

God appointed him to be a high priest in the order of Melchizedek.

Hebrews 6:20

where Jesus has gone to open the way ahead of us. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.

Hebrews 8:1

Here’s the main point of what we’re saying: We have just this kind of high priest, who’s sitting at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven.

Hebrews 8:3

Every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices, so this priest had to have something to offer too.

Hebrews 9:11

But then, when Christ came as the high priest of the good things that have already arrived, he went through the greater and more perfect holy tent. That tent wasn’t made with human hands. In other words, it’s not part of this creation.

Hebrews 10:21

We also have a great priest over the house of God.