Hebrews 5

1 For every chief priest — out of men taken — in behalf of men is set in things [pertaining] to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins,

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

2 able to be gentle to those ignorant and going astray, since himself also is compassed with infirmity;

being able to have a right measure of compassion on the ignorant and erring: because he himself, also, is surrounded with infirmity.

3 and because of this infirmity he ought, as for the people, so also for himself to offer for sins;

And for that reason he must, as for the people, so, also, for himself, offer sacrifices for sins.

4 and no one to himself doth take the honour, but he who is called by God, as also Aaron:

Now, as no one takes this honor to himself, but he who is called of God, as Aaron was;

5 so also the Christ did not glorify himself to become chief priest, but He who spake unto him: 'My Son thou art, I to-day have begotten thee;'

so, also, Christ did not assume to himself the honor of being a High Priest: but he who said to him, "Thou art my Son, to-day I have begotten thee"--

6 as also in another [place] He saith, 'Thou [art] a priest — to the age, according to the order of Melchisedek;' (aiōn g165)

also says, in another place, "Thou art a Priest for ever, according to the order of Melchisedec." (aiōn g165)

7 who in the days of his flesh both prayers and supplications unto Him who was able to save him from death — with strong crying and tears — having offered up, and having been heard in respect to that which he feared,

He, (who, in the days of his flesh, having, with loud cries, and with tears, offered up prayers and supplications to him who was able to save him from death, and was delivered from his fear, )

8 through being a Son, did learn by the things which he suffered — the obedience,

though being a Son, learned obedience by the things which he suffered;

9 and having been made perfect, he did become to all those obeying him a cause of salvation age-during, (aiōnios g166)

and being made perfect, became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey him; (aiōnios g166)

10 having been addressed by God a chief priest, according to the order of Melchisedek,

being proclaimed by God a High Priest forever, after the order of Melchisedec:

11 concerning whom we have much discourse and of hard explanation to say, since ye have become dull of hearing,

(concerning whom we have much to say, and of difficult interpretation, since you have become dull of apprehension.

12 for even owing to be teachers, because of the time, again ye have need that one teach you what [are] the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God, and ye have become having need of milk, and not of strong food,

For, when, by this time, you ought to be teachers, you have need of some one to teach you again the first elements of the oracles of God; and have become such as need milk, rather than solid food.

13 for every one who is partaking of milk [is] unskilled in the word of righteousness — for he is an infant,

Now every one who uses milk, is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe:

14 and of perfect men is the strong food, who because of the use are having the senses exercised, unto the discernment both of good and of evil.

but solid food is for those of a mature age, whose faculties have been habituated by long practice to discriminate both good and evil.