Hebrews 5

1 For every chief priest taken out of men is set in things [pertaining] to God in behalf of men, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins,

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

2 being able to be gentle to those being ignorant and going astray, since he is also surrounded with weakness;

Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.

3 and because of this [weakness] he ought, just as for the people, so also for himself, to bring forward [sacrifices] for sins;

And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

4 and no one takes the honor to himself, but he who is called by God, as also Aaron.

And no man takes this honor to himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.

5 So also the Christ did not glorify Himself to become Chief Priest, but He who spoke to Him: “You are My Son, today I have begotten You”;

So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said to him, You are my Son, to day have I begotten you.

6 just as He also says in another [place], “You [are] a priest throughout the age, according to the order of Melchizedek”; (aiōn g165)

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

7 who in the days of His flesh having offered up both prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and having been heard in respect to that which He feared,

Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears to him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;

8 though being a Son, [He] learned obedience by the things which He suffered,

Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;

9 and having been made perfect, He became the cause of continuous salvation to all those obeying Him, (aiōnios g166)

And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation to all them that obey him; (aiōnios g166)

10 having been called by God a Chief Priest according to the order of Melchizedek,

Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.

11 concerning the Word, of whom we have much [to speak], and of hard explanation to say, since you have become dull of hearing,

Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing you are dull of hearing.

12 for even owing to be teachers, because of the time, again you have need that one teach you what [are] the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God, and you have become having need of milk, and not of strong food,

For when for the time you ought to be teachers, you have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.

13 for everyone who is partaking of milk [is] unskilled in the word of righteousness—for he is an infant,

For every one that uses milk is unskillful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

14 and the strong food is of perfect men, who because of the use are having the senses exercised, to both the discernment of good and of evil.

But strong meat belongs to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.