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 hye prest that is taken from amoge men is ordeyned for men in thynges pertaynynge to god: to offer gyftes and sacryfyses for synne:

2 And he is able to sympathize with the ignorant and deluded, since he is himself subject to weakness,

which can have compassion on the ignoraunt and on them that are out of the waye because that he him silfe also is compased with infirmitie:

3 and is therefore bound to offer sacrifices for sins, not only for the people, but equally so for himself.

For the which infirmities sake he is bounde to offer for synnes as well for hys awne parte as for the peoples.

4 Nor does anyone take that high office on themselves, until they have been called to do so by God, as Aaron was.

And no man taketh honour vnto him silfe but he that is called of God as was 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’;

Even so lykewise Christ glorified not him silfe to be made the hye prest: but he that sayde vnto him: thou arte my sonne this daye begat I the glorified him.

6 and on another occasion also – ‘You are a priest for all time of the order of Melchizedek.’ (aiōn g165)

As he also in another place speaketh: Thou arte a prest for ever after the order of Melchisedech. (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.

Which in the dayes of his flesshe did offer vp prayers and sup plicacions with stronge cryinge and teares vnto him that was able to save him from deeth: and was also hearde because of his godlines.

8 Son though he was, he learned obedience from his sufferings;

And though he were Goddes sonne yet learned he obediece by tho thynges which he suffered

9 and, being made perfect, he became to all those who obey him the source of eternal salvation, (aiōnios g166)

and was made parfaite and the cause of eternall saluacion vnto all them that obey him: (aiōnios g166)

10 while God himself pronounced him a high priest of the order of Melchizedek.

and is called of God an hye prest after the order of Melchisedech.

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.

Wherof we have many thynges to saye which are harde to be vttered: because ye are dull of hearinge.

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 when as cocerninge ye tyme ye ought to be teachers yet have ye nede agayne that we teache you the fyrst principles of the worde of god: and are become soche as have nede of mylke and not of stronge meate:

13 For everyone who still has to take milk knows nothing of the teaching of righteousness; they are a mere infant.

For every man that is feed with mylke is inexperte in the worde of rightewesnes. For he is but 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 stronge meate belongeth to them that are parfecte which thorow custome have their wittes exercised to iudge both good and evyll also.