Hebrews 5

1 Now every high priest taken from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins,

For every high priest taken from among men, is appointed to perform for men the things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:

2 being able to deal gently with those who sin in ignorance and go astray, since he himself is also subject to weakness.

being able to have a right measure of compassion on the ignorant and erring: because he himself, also, is surrounded with infirmity.

3 Because of this he must offer sacrifices for his own sins as well, just as he does for the people's.

And for that reason he must, as for the people, so, also, for himself, offer sacrifices for sins.

4 Also, no one receives this honor on his own, but upon being called by God, just like Aaron.

Now, as no one takes this honor to himself, but he who is called of God, as Aaron was;

5 So also Christ did not exalt Himself to become High Priest, but it was He[F] who said to Him[S], “You are my Son; today I have begotten You.”

so, also, Christ did not assume to himself the honor of being a High Priest: but he who said to him, "Thou art my Son, to-day I have begotten thee"--

6 Just as He[F] also says in another place, “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.” (aiōn g165)

also says, in another place, "Thou art a Priest for ever, according to the order of Melchisedec." (aiōn g165)

7 He[S], in the days of His flesh, having offered up both prayers and supplications, with a loud cry and tears, to the One who was able to save Him from death, and having been answered because of His godly fear,

He, (who, in the days of his flesh, having, with loud cries, and with tears, offered up prayers and supplications to him who was able to save him from death, and was delivered from his fear, )

8 although being SON, He learned obedience by the things which He suffered.

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

9 And having been completed He became the Source of eternal salvation for all those obeying Him, (aiōnios g166)

and being made perfect, became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey him; (aiōnios g166)

10 having been designated by God as High Priest ‘according to the order of Melchizedek’;

being proclaimed by God a High Priest forever, after the order of Melchisedec:

11 concerning whom we have much to say, but it is hard to explain, since you have become sluggish in hearing.

(concerning whom we have much to say, and of difficult interpretation, since you have become dull of apprehension.

12 Really, because although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary principles of God's oracles all over again; you have come to the point of needing milk, not solid food!

For, when, by this time, you ought to be teachers, you have need of some one to teach you again the first elements of the oracles of God; and have become such as need milk, rather than solid food.

13 Surely; whoever lives on milk is an infant, and therefore unskilled in the Word of righteousness.

Now every one who uses milk, is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe:

14 On the other hand, solid food is for the mature, those who by habitual use have trained their senses to distinguish good from bad.

but solid food is for those of a mature age, whose faculties have been habituated by long practice to discriminate both good and evil.