Hebrews 5

1 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.

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

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

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

and for this reason he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer sacrifice for sins.

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

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

5 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.”

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 And in another passage he says, “Yoʋ are a priest forever according to 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, 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.

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

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

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

He became the author of eternal salvation to all that obey Him: (aiōnios g166)

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

having been declared by God an high-priest after the order of Melchisedec.

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

Concerning whom we have much to say and difficult to be explained, since ye are become dull of hearing.

12 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.

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

For every one that wanteth milk, is unacquainted with the doctrine of justification; for he is an infant:

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