Hebrews 5

1 For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:

For every High Priest is chosen from among men, and is appointed to act on behalf of men in matters relating to God, in order to offer both gifts and sin-offerings,

2 Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is beset with infirmity.

and must be one who is able to bear patiently with the ignorant and erring, because he himself also is beset with infirmity.

3 And by reason of it he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

And for this reason he is required to offer sin-offerings not only for the people but also for himself.

4 And no man taketh this honour to himself, but he that is called by God, as was Aaron.

And no one takes this honourable office upon himself, but only accepts it when called to it by God, as Aaron was.

5 So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said to him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.

So Christ also did not claim for Himself the honour of being made High Priest, but was appointed to it by Him who said to Him, "My Son art Thou: I have to-day become Thy Father;"

6 As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. (aiōn g165)

as also in another passage He says, "Thou art a priest for ever, belonging to the order of Melchizedek." (aiōn g165)

7 Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears to him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;

For Jesus during his earthly life offered up prayers and entreaties, crying aloud and weeping as He pleaded with Him who was able to bring Him in safety out of death, and He was delivered from the terror from which He shrank.

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

Although He was God's Son, yet He learned obedience from the sufferings which He endured;

9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation to all them that obey him; (aiōnios g166)

and so, having been made perfect, He became to all who obey Him the source and giver of eternal salvation. (aiōnios g166)

10 Called by God an high priest after the order of Melchizedek.

For God Himself addresses Him as a High Priest for ever, belonging to the order of Melchizedek.

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

Concerning Him we have much to say, and much that it would be difficult to make clear to you, since you have become so dull of apprehension.

12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need of one to teach you again which are the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.

For although, considering the long time you have been believers, you ought now to be teachers of others, you really need some one to teach you over again the very rudiments of the truths of God, and you have come to require milk instead of solid food.

13 For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

By people who live on milk I mean those who are imperfectly acquainted with the teaching concerning righteousness.

14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

Such persons are mere babes. But solid food is for adults--that is, for those who through constant practice have their spiritual faculties carefully trained to distinguish good from evil.