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 is chosen from among men, and is appointed to act on behalf of men in matters relating to God, in order to offer both gifts and sin-offerings,

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

and must be one who is able to bear patiently with the ignorant and erring, because he himself also is beset with infirmity.

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

And for this reason he is required to offer sin-offerings not only for the people but also for himself.

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

And no one takes this honourable office upon himself, but only accepts it when called to it by God, 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 claim for Himself the honour of being made High Priest, but was appointed to it by Him who said to Him, "My Son art Thou: I have to-day become Thy Father;"

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

as also in another passage He says, "Thou art a priest for ever, belonging to the order of Melchizedek." (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,

For Jesus during his earthly life offered up prayers and entreaties, crying aloud and weeping as He pleaded with Him who was able to bring Him in safety out of death, and He was delivered from the terror from which He shrank.

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

Although He was God's Son, yet He learned obedience from the sufferings which He endured;

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

and so, having been made perfect, He became to all who obey Him the source and giver of eternal salvation. (aiōnios g166)

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

For God Himself addresses Him as a High Priest for ever, belonging to the order of Melchizedek.

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

Concerning Him we have much to say, and much that it would be difficult to make clear to you, since you have become so dull of apprehension.

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 although, considering the long time you have been believers, you ought now to be teachers of others, you really need some one to teach you over again the very rudiments of the truths of God, and you have come to require milk instead of solid food.

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

By people who live on milk I mean those who are imperfectly acquainted with the teaching concerning righteousness.

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.

Such persons are mere babes. But solid food is for adults--that is, for those who through constant practice have their spiritual faculties carefully trained to distinguish good from evil.