Hebrews 5
1 Every high priest is chosen from among men. He is appointed to act for them in everything that has to do with God. He offers gifts and sacrifices for their sins.2 He is able to deal gently with those who have gone down the wrong path without knowing it. He can do that because he himself is weak.3 That's why he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins. He must also do it for the sins of the people.
4 No one can take that honor for himself. He must be appointed by God, just as Aaron was.
5 Even Christ did not take the glory of becoming a high priest for himself. God said to him,
"You are my Son.
Today I have become your Father." (Psalm 2:7)
6 In another place he said,
"You are a priest forever,
just like Melchizedek." (Psalm 110:4)
7 Jesus prayed while he lived on earth. He made his appeal with loud cries and tears. He prayed to the One who could save him from death. God heard him because he truly honored God.
8 Jesus was God's Son. But by suffering he learned what it means to obey.9 In that way he was made perfect. Eternal salvation comes from him. He saves all those who obey him.
10 God appointed him to be the high priest, just like Melchizedek.
A Warning Against Falling Away
11 We have a lot to say about that. But it is hard to explain it to you. You learn too slowly.12 By this time you should be teachers. But in fact, you need someone to teach you all over again. You need even the simple truths of God's word. You need milk, not solid food.
13 Anyone who lives on milk is still a baby. That person does not want to learn about living a godly life.14 Solid food is for those who are grown up. They have trained themselves with a lot of practice. They can tell the difference between good and evil.
Hebrews 5
1 For 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:2 who can bear gently with the ignorant and erring, for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity;3 and by reason thereof is bound, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.4 And no man taketh the honor unto himself, but when he is called of God, even as was Aaron.5 So 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:
6 as he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek.
7 Who 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,8 though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered;9 and having been made perfect, he became unto all them that obey him the author of eternal salvation;10 named of God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.11 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard of interpretation, seeing ye are become dull of hearing.12 For 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.13 For every one that partaketh of milk is without experience of the word of righteousness; for he is a babe.14 But solid food is for fullgrown men, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.