Hebrews 5

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

1Every high priest is chosen from among people and is appointed to represent them in matters related to God, offering both gifts and sacrifices for sins.

2who can bear gently with the ignorant and erring, for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity;

2He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and going astray, because he himself is also weak.

3and by reason thereof is bound, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

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

4And no man taketh the honor unto himself, but when he is called of God, even as was Aaron.

4No one takes this honor for himself; instead, he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.

5So Christ also glorified not himself to be made a high priest, but he that spake unto him, Thou art my Son, This day have I begotten thee:

5In the same way, Christ did not take the glory of becoming a high priest for himself. Instead, God said to him, 'You are my Son; today I have become your Father.'

6as he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek.

6And he says in another place, 'You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.'

7Who in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,

7While Jesus lived on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.

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

8Even though he was the Son, he learned obedience through the things he suffered.

9and having been made perfect, he became unto all them that obey him the author of eternal salvation;

9Once he was made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for everyone who obeys him.

10named of God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.

10God designated him to be a high priest in the order of Melchizedek.

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

11We have a lot to say about this, but it is hard to explain because you have become slow to understand.

12For when by reason of the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need again that some one teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food.

12By this time you ought to be teachers, but instead you need someone to teach you the basic truths of God’s word all over again. You are like babies who need milk rather than solid food.

13For every one that partaketh of milk is without experience of the word of righteousness; for he is a babe.

13Anyone who lives on milk is still an infant and is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness.

14But solid food is for fullgrown men, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

14But solid food is for mature people, who through constant use have trained their senses to distinguish between good and evil.