Hebrews 5

1 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:

For every high priest taken from among the people is appointed to represent the people in matters related to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.

2 who can bear gently with the ignorant and erring, for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity;

He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and going astray, since he himself is subject to weakness.

3 and by reason thereof is bound, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.

4 And no man taketh the honour unto himself, but when he is called of God, even as was Aaron.

No one takes this honor for himself, but receives it when he is called by God, just as Aaron was.

5 So Christ also glorified not himself to be made a high priest, but he that spake unto him, Thou art my Son, This day have I begotten thee:

In the same way, Christ did not glorify himself in becoming a high priest, but was appointed by the one who said to him, “Yoʋ are my Son; today I have begotten yoʋ.”

6 as he saith also in another [place], Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek. (aiōn g165)

And in another passage he says, “Yoʋ are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.” (aiōn g165)

7 Who in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,

In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.

8 though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered;

Even though he was the Son, he learned obedience from what he suffered.

9 and having been made perfect, he became unto all them that obey him the author of eternal salvation; (aiōnios g166)

And having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him (aiōnios g166)

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

and was designated by God as a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.

11 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard of interpretation, seeing ye are become dull of hearing.

On this topic we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become sluggish in hearing.

12 For when by reason of the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need again that some one teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food.

For though you ought to be teachers by this time, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food.

13 For every one that partaketh of milk is without experience of the word of righteousness; for he is a babe.

Anyone who lives on milk is unacquainted with the teaching about righteousness, for he is an infant.

14 But solid food is for fullgrown men, [even] those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

But solid food is for the mature, whose faculties have been trained by practice to distinguish between good and evil.