² He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray,^(A) since he himself is subject to weakness.^(B)

³ This is why he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.^(A)

²⁶ Such a high priest^(A) truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners,^(B) exalted above the heavens.^{(C) 27} Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices^(D) day after day, first for his own sins,^(E) and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all^(F) when he offered himself.^{(G) 28} For the law appoints as high priests men in all their weakness;^(H) but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son,^(I) who has been made perfect^(J) forever.

⁷ But only the high priest entered^(A) the inner room,^(B) and that only once a year,^(C) and never without blood,^(D) which he offered for himself^(E) and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.^(F)