1. For every high priest taken from men is appointed in service to God for the people, to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.
2. He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he is also subject to weakness.
3. Because of this, he must make a sin offering for himself as well as for the people.
4. No one takes this honor on himself; instead, a person is called by God, just as Aaron was.