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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 just as He also says in another [place], “You [are] a priest throughout the age, according to 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 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,

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

Though he was a son, yet learned he obedience through 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 by being thus made perfect, he became the source of enduring salvation to all who obey him, (aiōnios g166)

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

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

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

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

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

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