Hebrews 5

1 Every high priest who is taken from among men is given his position to take care of the interests of men in those things which have to do with God, so that he may make offerings for sins.

For every high priest chosen from time to time from among men is appointed on behalf of men, in matters relating to God, to offer both gifts and sacrifices on behalf of sins.

2 He is able to have feeling for those who have no knowledge and for those who are wandering from the true way, because he himself is feeble;

He is able to deal gently with the ignorant and erring, since he himself also is encompassed with moral weakness,

3 And being feeble, he has to make sin-offerings for himself as well as for the people.

and because of this weakness he is bound to offer sin-offerings not only for the people, but also for himself.

4 And no man who is not given authority by God, as Aaron was, takes this honour for himself.

Again no one takes this honorable office for himself, but he is called by God, just as Aaron was.

5 In the same way Christ did not take for himself the glory of being made a high priest, but was given it by him who said, You are my Son, this day I have given you being:

So even the Christ was not raised to the high glory of the priesthood by himself, but on the contrary by Him who said to him. Thou art my Son; this day have I become thy Father;

6 As he says in another place, You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. (aiōn g165)

and again, Thou art a priest forever, after the order of Melchisedek. (aiōn g165)

7 Who in the days of his flesh, having sent up prayers and requests with strong crying and weeping to him who was able to give him salvation from death, had his prayer answered because of his fear of God.

In the days of his flesh, with better cries and weeping Jesus offered up prayers and supplications to Him who was able to save him out of death; and he was heard because of his devout submission.

8 And though he was a Son, through the pain which he underwent, the knowledge came to him of what it was to be under God's orders;

Though he was a son, yet learned he obedience through the things which he suffered;

9 And when he had been made complete, he became the giver of eternal salvation to all those who are under his orders; (aiōnios g166)

and by being thus made perfect, he became the source of enduring salvation to all who obey him, (aiōnios g166)

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

while God himself pronounced him High Priest according to the order of Melchisedek.

11 Of whom we have much to say which it is hard to make clear, because you are slow of hearing.

Concerning him I have much to say, and much that is hard to make clear to you, because you have grown dull of hearing.

12 And though by this time it would be right for you to be teachers, you still have need of someone to give you teaching about the first simple rules of God's revelation; you have become like babies who have need of milk, and not of solid food.

And this too, although you ought by this time to be teaching others, you are still needing some one to teach you the very rudiments of divine revelation. You need milk, not solid food.

13 For everyone who takes milk is without experience of the word of righteousness: he is a child.

For every one who feeds on milk is inexperienced in the word of righteousness. He is still an infant.

14 But solid food is for men of full growth, even for those whose senses are trained by use to see what is good and what is evil.

But solid food is for adults, that is, for those who by constant practise have their faculties trained to discriminate between good and evil.