Hebrews 5

1 For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things [pertaining] to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:

Every High Priest, taken from among men, is appointed as a representative of his fellow-men in their relations with God, to offer both gifts and sacrifices in expiation of sins.

2 Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.

And he is able to sympathise with the ignorant and deluded, since he is himself subject to weakness,

3 And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

and is therefore bound to offer sacrifices for sins, not only for the People, but equally so for himself.

4 And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as [was] Aaron.

Nor does any one take that high office upon himself, till he has been called to do so by God, as Aaron was.

5 So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.

In the same way, even the Christ did not take the honour of the High Priesthood upon himself, but he was appointed by him who said to him — ‘Thou art my Son; this day I have become thy Father’;

6 As he saith also in another [place], Thou [art] a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. (aiōn g165)

and on another occasion also — ‘Thou art a priest for all time of the order of Melchizedek.’ (aiōn g165)

7 Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;

Jesus, in the days of his earthly life, offered prayers and supplications, with earnest cries and with tears, to him who was able to save him from death; and he was heard because of his devout submission.

8 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;

Son though he was, he learned obedience from his sufferings;

9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him; (aiōnios g166)

and, being made perfect, he became to all those who obey him the source of eternal Salvation, (aiōnios g166)

10 Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.

while God himself pronounced him a High Priest of the order of Melchizedek.

11 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.

Now on this subject I have much to say, but it is difficult to explain it to you, because you have shown yourselves so slow to learn.

12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which [be] the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.

For whereas, considering the time that has elapsed, you ought to be teaching others, you still need some one to teach you the very alphabet of the Divine Revelation, and need again to be fed with ‘milk’ instead of with ‘solid food.’

13 For every one that useth milk [is] unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

For every one who still has to take ‘milk’ knows nothing of the Teaching of Righteousness; he is a mere infant.

14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, [even] those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

But ‘solid food’ is for Christians of mature faith — those whose faculties have been trained by practice to distinguish right from wrong.