Discovery BoxHebrews 5:6-7 
Context5:6 as also in another place God 1 says, “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.” 2 5:7 During his earthly life 3 Christ 4 offered 5 both requests and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death and he was heard because of his devotion.
1 tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 sn A quotation from Ps 110:4.
3 tn Grk “in the days of his flesh.”
4 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Christ) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Grk “who…having offered,” continuing the description of Christ from Heb 5:5-6.
