Hebrews 5

1 For every high priest taken from among men, is ordained for men in the things that appertain to God, that he may offer up 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 Who can have compassion on them that are ignorant and that err: because he himself also is compassed with infirmity.

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

3 And therefore he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

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

4 Neither doth any man take the honour to himself, but he that is called by God, as Aaron was.

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

5 So Christ also did not glorify himself, that he might be made a high priest: but he that said unto him: Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

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 saith also in another place: Thou art a priest for ever, according to the order of Melchisedech. (aiōn g165)

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

7 Who in the days of his flesh, with a strong cry and tears, offering up prayers and supplications to him that was able to save him from death, was heard for his reverence.

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 And whereas indeed he was the Son of God, he learned obedience by the things which he suffered:

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

9 And being consummated, he became, to all that obey him, the cause of eternal salvation. (aiōnios g166)

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

10 Called by God a high priest according to the order of Melchisedech.

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

11 Of whom we have much to say, and hard to be intelligibly uttered: because you are become weak to hear.

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

12 For whereas for the time you ought to be masters, you have need to be taught again what are the first elements of the words of God: and you are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.

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 every one that is a partaker of milk, is unskillful in the word of justice: for he is a little child.

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

14 But strong meat is for the perfect; for them who by custom have their senses exercised to the discerning of 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.