希伯来书 5

1 每一个大祭司都是从人间选出来，奉派替人办理与 神有关的事，为的是要献上礼物和赎罪的祭物。2 他能够温和地对待那些无知和迷误的人，因为他自己也被软弱所困。3 因此，他怎样为人民的罪献祭，也应该怎样为自己的罪献祭。4 没有人可以自己取得这大祭司的尊荣，只有像亚伦一样，蒙 神选召的才可以。5 照样，基督也没有自己争取作大祭司的尊荣，而是曾经对他说：
“你是我的儿子，
我今日生了你”
的 神荣耀了他；6 就像他在另一处说：
“你是照着麦基洗德的体系，
永远作祭司的。”7 基督在世的时候，曾经流泪大声祷告恳求那位能救他脱离死亡的 神；因着他的敬虔，就蒙了应允。8 他虽然是儿子，还是因着所受的苦难学会了顺从。9 他既然顺从到底，就成了所有顺从他的人得到永远救恩的根源；10 而且蒙 神照着麦基洗德的体系，称他为大祭司。
劝勉信徒要长大成人11 论到这些事，我们有很多话要说，可是很难解释；因为你们已经迟钝了，听不进去。12 到这个时候，你们应该已经作老师了；可是你们还需要有人再把 神道理的初步教导你们。你们成了只能吃奶而不能吃干粮的人！13 凡是吃奶的，还是个婴孩，对公义的道理没有经历；14 只有长大成人的，才能吃干粮，他们的官能因为操练纯熟，就能分辨是非了。

Hebrews 5

1 For every high priest is taken from among the peoplet and appointedt to represent them before God,t to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.2 He is able to deal compassionately with those who are ignorant and erring, since he also is subject to weakness,3 and for this reason he is obligated to make sin offerings for himself as well as for the people.4 And no one assumes this honors on his own initiative,t but only when called to it by God,t as in fact Aaron was.5 So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming high priest, but the one who glorified him was God,t who said to him, “You are my Son! Today I have fathered you,”ts6 as also in another place Godt says, “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”s7 During his earthly lifet Christt offeredt both requests and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death and he was heard because of his devotion.8 Although he was a son, he learned obedience through the things he suffered.s9 And by being perfected in this way, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,

10 and he was designatedt by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek.s

The Need to Move on to Maturity

11 On this topic we have much to sayt and it is difficult to explain, since you have become sluggisht in hearing.12 For though you should in fact be teachers by this time,t you need someone to teach you the beginning elements of God’s utterances.t You have gone back to needingt milk, nots solid food.13 For everyone who lives on milk is inexperienced in the message of righteousness, because he is an infant.

14 But solid food is for the mature, whose perceptions are trained by practice to discern both good and evil.