Hebrews 5
1 Every high priest, taken from among the people, is appointed as their representative in their relations with God, to offer both gifts and sacrifices in expiation of sins.
For, every high-priest who from among men is taken, on behalf of men, is appointed, as to the things pertaining unto God, that he may be offering [both] gifts and sacrifices for sins, —
2 And he is able to sympathize with the ignorant and deluded, since he is himself subject to weakness,
Able, to have a measure of feeling, for the ignorant and erring, —since, he also, is compassed with weakness;
3 and is therefore bound to offer sacrifices for sins, not only for the people, but equally so for himself.
And, for this cause, is he obliged—as for the people, so also, for himself, —to be offering for sins;
4 Nor does anyone take that high office on themselves, until they have been called to do so by God, as Aaron was.
And, not unto himself, doth one take the honour, but when called by God, just as, even Aaron:
5 In the same way, even the Christ did not take the honor of the high priesthood on himself, but he was appointed by him who said to him – ‘You are my Son; this day I have become your Father’;
Thus, also the Christ, glorified not himself to become a high-priest, but he that spake unto him—My Son, art, thou, I, this day, have begotten thee;
6 and on another occasion also – ‘You are a priest for all time of the order of Melchizedek.’ (aiōn g165)
As also, in a different place, he saith—Thou, art a priest, age-abidingly, according to the rank of Melchizedek: (aiōn g165)
7 Jesus, in the days of his earthly life, offered prayers and supplications, with earnest cries and with tears, to him who was able to save him from death; and he was heard because of his devout submission.
Who, in the days of his flesh, having offered up, both supplications and entreaties unto him that was able to save him out of death, with mighty outcries and tears, and been hearkened to by reason of his devoutness,
8 Son though he was, he learned obedience from his sufferings;
Even though he was a son, yet learned, from what things he suffered, obedience;
9 and, being made perfect, he became to all those who obey him the source of eternal salvation, (aiōnios g166)
And, being made perfect, became, to all them that obey him, Author of salvation age-abiding; (aiōnios g166)
10 while God himself pronounced him a high priest of the order of Melchizedek.
Being addressed by God as high-priest—according to the rank of Melchizedek.
11 Now on this subject I have much to say, but it is difficult to explain it to you, because you have shown yourselves so slow to learn.
Concerning whom, great, is our discourse, and of difficult interpretation, to express, seeing that, slothful, have ye become in the hearing;
12 For whereas, considering the time that has elapsed, you ought to be teaching others, you still need someone to teach you the alphabet of the divine revelation, and need again to be fed with milk instead of with ‘solid food.’
For, even when ye ought to be teachers, by reason of the time, again, have ye, need, that one be teaching, you, what are the first principles of the oracles of God, and have become such as have, need, of milk, not, of strong food;
13 For everyone who still has to take milk knows nothing of the teaching of righteousness; they are a mere infant.
For, every one partaking of milk, is unskilled in discourse of righteousness, for he is, a babe;
14 But solid food is for Christians of mature faith – those whose faculties have been trained by practice to distinguish right from wrong.
But, to such as are mature, pertaineth, the strong food, to them who, by reason of habit, have their organs of perception well trained for discriminating both good and evil.
