Hebrews 5

1 For every high priest, being taken from among people, is appointed for people in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.

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

2 The high priest can deal gently with those who are ignorant and going astray, because he himself is also surrounded with weakness.

being able to have compassion on the ignorant and erring, because he himself is beset with infirmity:

3 Because of this, he must offer sacrifices for sins for the people, as well as for himself.

and on account of this, he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to make offering for sins.

4 Nobody takes this honor on himself, but he is called by God, just like Ahrun was.

And no one takes this honor to himself, but he that is called by God, as Aaron also was called.

5 So also Meshikha did not glorify himself to be made a high priest, but it was he who said to him, "You are my Son. Today I have become your Father."

So, also, the Christ did not take upon himself the honor of becoming a high priest: but he gave him this honor, who said to him, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee:

6 As he says also in another place, "You are a priest forever, after the order of Malki-Zedeq." (aiōn g165)

as he says also in another place, Thou art a priest forever, after the order of Melchisedec. (aiōn g165)

7 In the days of his flesh, he offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.

In the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and supplications, with strong crying and tears, to him that was able to save him from death, and having been heard with respect to that which he feared,

8 Although he was a Son, he learned obedience by the things which he suffered.

although he was a Son, he yet learned obedience from the things which he suffered;

9 Having been made perfect, he became to all of those who obey him the author of everlasting salvation, (aiōnios g166)

and, having been made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation to all that obey him, (aiōnios g166)

10 named by God a high priest after the order of Malki-Zedeq.

being called by God a high priest after the order of Melchisedec.

11 About him we have many words to say, and hard to interpret, seeing you have become dull of hearing.

Of him we have many things to say, and difficult to be explained, if we do say them, since you are slow in understanding.

12 For when by reason of the time you ought to be teachers, you again need to have someone teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God. You have come to need milk, not solid food.

For though you ought to be teachers, considering the time, yet you have need that some one teach you again what are the first elements of the oracles of God; and you have become such as have need of milk, and not of strong food.

13 For everyone who lives on milk is not experienced in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby.

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

14 But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

But strong food belongs to those who are of mature age, who, by use, have their internal senses exercised to the discerning of both good and evil.