Hebrews 5

1 For, every high-priest who from among men is taken, on behalf of men, is appointed, as to the things pertaining unto God, that he may be offering [both] gifts and sacrifices for sins, —

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:

2 Able, to have a measure of feeling, for the ignorant and erring, —since, he also, is compassed with weakness;

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

3 And, for this cause, is he obliged—as for the people, so also, for himself, —to be offering for sins;

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

4 And, not unto himself, doth one take the honour, but when called by God, just as, even Aaron:

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

5 Thus, also the Christ, glorified not himself to become a high-priest, but he that spake unto him—My Son, art, thou, I, this day, have begotten thee;

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:

6 As also, in a different place, he saith—Thou, art a priest, age-abidingly, according to the rank of Melchizedek: (aiōn g165)

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

7 Who, in the days of his flesh, having offered up, both supplications and entreaties unto him that was able to save him out of death, with mighty outcries and tears, and been hearkened to by reason of his devoutness,

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,

8 Even though he was a son, yet learned, from what things he suffered, obedience;

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

9 And, being made perfect, became, to all them that obey him, Author of salvation age-abiding; (aiōnios g166)

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

10 Being addressed by God as high-priest—according to the rank of Melchizedek.

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

11 Concerning whom, great, is our discourse, and of difficult interpretation, to express, seeing that, slothful, have ye become in the hearing;

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

12 For, even when ye ought to be teachers, by reason of the time, again, have ye, need, that one be teaching, you, what are the first principles of the oracles of God, and have become such as have, need, of milk, not, of strong food;

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.

13 For, every one partaking of milk, is unskilled in discourse of righteousness, for he is, a babe;

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

14 But, to such as are mature, pertaineth, the strong food, to them who, by reason of habit, have their organs of perception well trained for discriminating both good and evil.

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