Hebrews 5

1 For every cohen hagadol, 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, who is from among men, is established over the things of God, in behalf of men, that he may present the offering and the sacrifices for sin:

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

and he can humble himself, and sympathize with the ignorant and the erring, because he also is clothed with infirmity.

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

And, therefore, he is obliged as for the people, so also for himself, to present an offering for his sins.

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

And no one taketh this honor on himself, but he who is called of God, as Aaron was.

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

So also the Messiah did not exalt himself to become a High Priest; but He appointed him 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 cohen forever, after the order of Melchizedek." (aiōn g165)

As he said also in another place: Thou art a priest for ever, after the likeness 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.

Likewise, when he was clothed in flesh, he presented supplication and entreaty with intense invocation, and with tears, to him who was able to resuscitate him from death; and he was heard.

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

And though he was a son, yet, from the fear and the sufferings he endured, he learned obedience.

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

And thus he was perfected and became the cause of eternal life to all them who obey him. (aiōnios g166)

10 named by God a cohen hagadol after the order of Melchizedek.

And he was named of God, the High Priest after the likeness of Melchisedec.

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

Now, concerning this person, Melchisedec, we have much discourse, which we might utter; but it is difficult to explain it, because ye are infirm in your hearing.

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 ye ought to be teachers, seeing ye have been long in the doctrine. But now ye need to learn again the first lines of the commencement of the oracles of God: and ye 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 whose food is milk, is unversed in the language of righteousness, because he is a child.

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 belongeth to the mature who, being investigators, have trained their faculties to discriminate good and evil.