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Hebrews 5:7-10 CEV
(7) God had the power to save Jesus from death. And while Jesus was on earth, he begged God with loud crying and tears to save him. He truly worshiped God, and God listened to his prayers.
(8) Jesus is God's own Son, but still he had to suffer before he could learn what it really means to obey God.
(9) Suffering made Jesus perfect, and now he can save forever all who obey him.
(10) This is because God chose him to be a high priest like Melchizedek.
Hebrews 5:7-10 GNB
(7) In his life on earth Jesus made his prayers and requests with loud cries and tears to God, who could save him from death. Because he was humble and devoted, God heard him.
(8) But even though he was God's Son, he learned through his sufferings to be obedient.
(9) When he was made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him,
(10) and God declared him to be high priest, in the priestly order of Melchizedek.
Hebrews 5:7-10 GW
(7) During his life on earth, Jesus prayed to God, who could save him from death. He prayed and pleaded with loud crying and tears, and he was heard because of his devotion to God.
(8) Although Jesus was the Son of God, he learned to be obedient through his sufferings.
(9) After he had finished his work, he became the source of eternal salvation for everyone who obeys him.
(10) God appointed him chief priest in the way Melchizedek was a priest.
Hebrews 5:7-10 NWT
7 In the days of his flesh [Christ] offered up supplications and also petitions to the One who was able to save him out of death, with strong outcries and tears, and he was favorably heard for his godly fear. 8 Although he was a Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered; 9 and after he had been made perfect he became responsible for everlasting salvation to all those obeying him, 10 because he has been specifically called by God a high priest according to the manner of Melchizedek.
Hebrews 5:7-10 ESV
(7) In 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 because of his reverence.
(8) Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered.
(9) And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,
(10) being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.
Hebrews 5:7-10 LITV
(7) who in the days of His flesh was offering both petitions and entreaties to Him being able to save Him from death, with strong crying and tears, and being heard from His godly fear;
(8) though being a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered
(9) and having been perfected, He came to be the Author of eternal salvation to all the ones obeying Him,
(10) having been called out by God as a High Priest according to the order of Melchizedek.
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The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
KJV - King James Version
MKJV - Modern King James Version
NWT - New World Translation
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
RV - Revised Version
YLT - Young's Literal Translation