Hebrews 5

¹For every high priest, having been taken from among men, is appointed on behalf of men toward the things which pertain to God, so that he may offer gifts and sacrifices on behalf of sins;

²he is able to commiserate with those who are ignorant and who wander astray, because he himself is also encompassed by infirmity.

³And because of this, he also must make such offerings for sins even for himself, in the same manner as for the people.

⁴Neither does anyone take up this honor himself, but rather he who is called by God, just as Aaron was.

⁵Thus, even Christ did not glorify himself, so as to become High Priest, but instead, it was God who said to him: “You are my Son. Today I have begotten you.”

⁶And similarly, he says in another place: “You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.”

⁷It is Christ who, in the days of his flesh, with a strong cry and tears, offered prayers and supplications to the One who was able to save him from death, and who was heard because of his reverence.

⁸And although, certainly, he is the Son of God, he learned obedience by the things that he suffered.

⁹And having reached his consummation, he was made, for all who are obedient to him, the cause of eternal salvation,

¹⁰having been called by God to be the High Priest, according to the order of Melchizedek.

¹¹Our message about him is great, and difficult to explain when speaking, because you have been made feeble when listening.

¹²For even though it is the time when you ought to be teachers, you are still lacking, so that you must be taught the things that are the basic elements of the Word of God, and so you have been made like those who are in need of milk, and not of solid food.

¹³For anyone who is still feeding on milk is still unskillful in the Word of Justice; for he is like an infant.

¹⁴But solid food is for those who are mature, for those who, by practice, have sharpened their mind, so as to discern good from evil.

Hebrews 5

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

²Who can have compassion on them that are ignorant and that err: because he himself also is compassed with infirmity.

³And therefore he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

⁴Neither doth any man take the honour to himself, but he that is called by God, as Aaron was.

⁵So Christ also did not glorify himself, that he might be made a high priest: but he that said unto him: Thou art my Son: this day have I begotten thee.

⁶As he saith also in another place: Thou art a priest for ever, according to the order of Melchisedech.

⁷Who in the days of his flesh, with a strong cry and tears, offering up prayers and supplications to him that was able to save him from death, was heard for his reverence.

⁸And whereas indeed he was the Son of God, he learned obedience by the things which he suffered.

⁹And being consummated, he became, to all that obey him, the cause of eternal salvation:

¹⁰Called by God a high priest, according to the order of Melchisedech.

¹¹Of whom we have much to say and hard to be intelligibly uttered: because you are become weak to hear.

¹²For whereas for the time you ought to be masters, you have need to be taught again what are the first elements of the words of God: and you are become such as have need of milk and not of strong meat.

¹³For every one that is a partaker of milk is unskilful in the word of justice: for he is a little child.

¹⁴But strong meat is for the perfect: for them who by custom have their senses exercised to the discerning of good and evil.