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, who is from among men, is established over the things of God, in behalf of men, that he may present the offering and the sacrifices for sin:

2 who can bear gently with the ignorant and erring, for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity;

and he can humble himself, and sympathize with the ignorant and the erring, because he also is clothed with infirmity.

3 and by reason thereof is bound, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

And, therefore, he is obliged as for the people, so also for himself, to present an offering for his sins.

4 And no man taketh the honor unto himself, but when he is called of God, even as was Aaron.

And no one taketh this honor on himself, but he who is called of God, as Aaron was.

5 So Christ also glorified not himself to be made a high priest, but he that spake unto him, Thou art my Son, This day have I begotten thee:

So also the Messiah did not exalt himself to become a High Priest; but He appointed him who said to him, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

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

As he said also in another place: Thou art a priest for ever, after the likeness of Melchisedec. (aiōn g165)

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

Likewise, when he was clothed in flesh, he presented supplication and entreaty with intense invocation, and with tears, to him who was able to resuscitate him from death; and he was heard.

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

And though he was a son, yet, from the fear and the sufferings he endured, he learned obedience.

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

And thus he was perfected and became the cause of eternal life to all them who obey him. (aiōnios g166)

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

And he was named of God, the High Priest after the likeness of Melchisedec.

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

Now, concerning this person, Melchisedec, we have much discourse, which we might utter; but it is difficult to explain it, because ye are infirm in your hearing.

12 For when by reason of the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need again that some one teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food.

For ye ought to be teachers, seeing ye have been long in the doctrine. But now ye need to learn again the first lines of the commencement of the oracles of God: and ye have need of milk, and not of strong food.

13 For every one that partaketh of milk is without experience of the word of righteousness; for he is a babe.

For every one whose food is milk, is unversed in the language of righteousness, because he is a child.

14 But solid food is for fullgrown men, [even] those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

But strong food belongeth to the mature who, being investigators, have trained their faculties to discriminate good and evil.