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 taken from amongst men is established for men in things relating to God, that he may offer both 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 exercise forbearance towards the ignorant and erring, since he himself also is clothed 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 [infirmity], he ought, even as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

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

And no one takes the honour to himself but [as] called by God, even as Aaron also.

5 So also Christ 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."

Thus the Christ also has not glorified himself to be made a high priest; but he who had said to him, Thou art my Son, I have to-day begotten thee.

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

Even as also in another [place] he says, Thou [art] a priest for ever according to 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.

Who in the days of his flesh, having offered up both supplications and entreaties to him who was able to save him out of death, with strong crying and tears; (and having been heard because of his piety; )

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

though he were Son, he 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 perfected, became to all them that obey him, author of eternal salvation; (aiōnios g166)

10 named by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.

addressed by God [as] high priest according to the order of Melchisedec.

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

Concerning whom we have much to say, and hard to be interpreted in speaking [of it], since ye are become dull in 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 when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have again need that [one] should teach you what [are] the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God, and are become such as have need of milk, [and] not of solid 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] unskilled 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 solid food belongs to full-grown men, who, on account of habit, have their senses exercised for distinguishing both good and evil.