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:

1. Every High Priest is taken from among mortals and appointed to be their representative before God to offer gifts and sacrifices for sin.

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

2. He is able to understand the ignorant and erring for he himself is subject to weakness.

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

3. This is why he is bound to offer sacrifices for his sins as well as for the sins of the people.

4. And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as [was] Aaron.

4. Besides, one does not presume to take this dignity, but takes it only when called by God, as Aaron was.

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

5. Nor did Christ become High Priest in taking upon himself this dignity, but it was given to him by the One who says: You are my son, I have begotten you today.

6. As he saith also in another [place], Thou [art] a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

6. And in another place: You are a priest forever in the priestly order of Melchizedek.

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

7. Christ, in the days of his mortal life, offered his sacrifice with tears and cries. He prayed to him who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his humble submission.

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

8. Although he was Son, he learned through suffering what obedience was,

9. And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

9. and once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for those who obey him.

10. Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.

10. This is how God proclaimed him Priest in the order of Melchizedek.

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

11. About this we have much to say, but it is difficult to explain, for you have become dull in understanding.

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

12. You should be teachers by this time, but in fact you need to be taught again the basic elements of God's teaching. You need milk, not solid food.

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

13. Those fed with milk are still infants: this refers to those who have not been tested in the way of 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.

14. Solid food is for adults who have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.