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 among men, is appointed for the sake of men in things relating 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.

who can have due compassion on the ignorant and those that are going astray; seeing he himself also is surrounded with infirmity:

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

and for this reason he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to 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 he that is called by God, as Aaron was.

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."

So also Christ did not glorify himself to be made an high-priest; but He that said unto 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 Melchizedek." (aiōn g165)

As He saith also in another place, "Thou art a priest for ever 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.

Who in the days of his flesh, offered prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears, to Him that was able to save Him from death, and was heard in what He feared;

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

but though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered: and being thus perfected,

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

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 Melchizedek.

having been declared by God an 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.

Concerning whom we have much to say and difficult to be explained, since ye are 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 whereas ye ought for the time to be teachers of others, ye have need again of some one to teach you the first rudiments 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 wanteth milk, is unacquainted with the doctrine of justification; for he is an infant:

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 firm food is for persons come to age, who by habit have their senses exercised to a discernment both of good and evil.