Hebrews 5

1 For every high priest, being taken from among men, is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.

FOR, every high-priest taken from among men, is constituted on behalf of men for those services which relate to God, that he should offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:

2 The high priest can deal gently with those who are ignorant and going astray, because he himself is also surrounded with weakness.

being able to feel tenderly for the ignorant and erroneous; forasmuch as he is himself encompassed with infirmity.

3 Because of this, he must offer sacrifices for sins for the people, as well as for himself.

And on this account he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer sacrifice for sins.

4 Nobody takes this honor on himself, but he is called by God, just like Aaron was.

And no man assumes to himself this honour, but he who is called of God, even as Aaron was.

5 So also Christ didn’t glorify himself to be made a high priest, but it was he who said to him, “You are my Son. Today I have become your father.”

So Christ also did not himself assume the glory to become high-priest, but he gave it who spake to him, “Thou art my Son; I have this day begotten thee.”

6 As he says also in another place, “You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.” (aiōn g165)

As he saith also in another passage, “Thou art priest forever after the order of Melchisedec;” (aiōn g165)

7 He, in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,

who in the days of his flesh, with strong crying and tears, having offered up prayers and supplications to him who was able to save him from death, and being heard for his reverential awe,

8 though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered.

though he was a son, he learned obedience from the things which he suffered:

9 Having been made perfect, he became to all of those who obey him the author of eternal salvation, (aiōnios g166)

and complete himself, he became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey him; (aiōnios g166)

10 named by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.

publicly proclaimed of God high-priest after the order of Melchisedec.

11 About him we have many words to say, and hard to interpret, seeing you have become dull of hearing.

Concerning whom we have much to discourse, and of difficult interpretation to explain, seeing ye are dull of hearing.

12 For although by this time you should be teachers, you again need to have someone teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the revelations of God. You have come to need milk, and not solid food.

For though ye ought for the time to be teachers of others, ye have again need that some one teach you the leading principles of the oracles of God; and are become as those who need milk, and not solid food.

13 For everyone who lives on milk is not experienced in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby.

For every one who useth milk is inexperienced in the word of righteousness: for he is an infant.

14 But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

But solid nourishment is proper for grown men, even as many as by habit have their organs of perception exercised for the discernment both of good and evil.