Hebrews 5

1 For every high priest, chosen from among people, is appointed to act on the behalf of people in the things concerning God, so that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.

For every high priest taken from amongst men is established for men in things relating to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins;

2 He can deal gently with those who are ignorant and who have been deceived, because he himself is subject to weakness.

being able to exercise forbearance towards the ignorant and erring, since he himself also is clothed with infirmity;

3 Because of this, he also is required to offer sacrifices for his own sins, just as he does for the people's sins.

and, on account of this [infirmity], he ought, even as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

4 It is not for himself that anyone takes this honor. Instead, he is called by God, just as Aaron was.

And no one takes the honour to himself but [as] called by God, even as Aaron also.

5 In the same way, neither did Christ honor himself by making himself high priest. Instead, the one speaking to him said, “You are my Son; today I have become your Father.”

Thus the Christ also has not glorified himself to be made a high priest; but he who had said to him, Thou art my Son, I have to-day begotten thee.

6 It is just as he also says in another place, “You are a priest forever after the manner of Melchizedek.” (aiōn g165)

Even as also in another [place] he says, Thou [art] a priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedec. (aiōn g165)

7 During the days of his flesh, Christ offered up both prayers and requests with loud cries and tears to God, the one able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his godly life.

Who in the days of his flesh, having offered up both supplications and entreaties to him who was able to save him out of death, with strong crying and tears; (and having been heard because of his piety; )

8 Even though he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered.

though he were Son, he learned obedience from the things which he suffered;

9 He was made perfect and became, for everyone who obeys him, the cause of eternal salvation. (aiōnios g166)

and having been perfected, became to all them that obey him, author of eternal salvation; (aiōnios g166)

10 He was designated by God as high priest after the manner of Melchizedek.

addressed by God [as] high priest according to the order of Melchisedec.

11 We have much to say about Jesus, but it is hard to explain since you have become dull in hearing.

Concerning whom we have much to say, and hard to be interpreted in speaking [of it], since ye are become dull in hearing.

12 For though by this time you should be teachers, you still have need for someone to teach you the basic principles of God's messages. You need milk, not solid food!

For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have again need that [one] should teach you what [are] the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God, and are become such as have need of milk, [and] not of solid food.

13 For anyone who only takes milk is inexperienced with the message of righteousness, because he is still a little child.

For every one that partakes of milk [is] unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe;

14 But solid food is for adults. These are those who because of their maturity have their understanding trained for distinguishing good from evil.

but solid food belongs to full-grown men, who, on account of habit, have their senses exercised for distinguishing both good and evil.