Hebrews 5

1 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,

For every high priest taken from men is appointed for men in things toward God, so that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.

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

Who can be gentle to those who are ignorant and led astray, since he himself is also encompassed with weakness.

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

And because of this he is obligated, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

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

And not any man takes the honor to himself, but being called by God, just as also Aaron.

5 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;"

So also Christ did not glorify himself to become a high priest, but it was he who said to him, Thou are my Son, today I have begotten thee.

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

(And just as he says in another, Thou are a priest into the age according to the order of Melchizedek.) (aiōn g165)

7 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.

Who, in the days of his flesh, having offered up both prayers and supplications with strong shouting and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and who was heard because of his reverence,

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

although being a Son, he learned obedience from the things that he suffered.

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

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

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

having been designated by God a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.

11 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.

About whom, much subject matter from us is also difficult to explain, since ye have become sluggish in hearing.

12 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.

For also men who ought to be teachers because of the time, ye have need again for some man to teach you the rudiments of the beginning of the oracles of God, and have become men who have need of milk, and not of solid food.

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

For every man partaking of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is childlike.

14 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.

But solid food is for mature men, those having their sensibilities trained through practice for the discernment of both good and evil.