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, being taken from among men, is appointed for men in things pertaining 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 be forbearing toward the ignorant and the erring, since he himself also is compassed with infirmity;

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

and by reason of this infirmity he must, as for the people, so also for himself, offer sacrifice for sins.

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

And no one taketh this honor to himself, but when called by God, as was Aaron.

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 Christ did not glorify himself to be made high-priest, but he who said to him, “Thou art my Son, I this day have begotten thee;”

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

as also he saith in another place, “Thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedek.” (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, 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 by reason of his godly reverence,

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

though a son yet learned his obedience from what he suffered;

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

and being perfected became the author of everlasting salvation to all who obey him, (aiōnios g166)

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

being addressed by God as high-priest after the order of Melchizedek.

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

Of whom we have much to say, and hard to be explained, seeing ye have become dull of 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 while on account of the length of time ye ought to be teachers, ye again have need that some one should teach you the first elements 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 feedeth on milk is unacquainted with 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 those who are of full age, who by use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.