希伯來書 5

1 凡從人間挑選的大祭司都是奉派替人辦理屬上帝的事，要為罪獻上禮物和祭物t。 2 他能體諒無知和迷失的人，因為他自己也是被軟弱所困， 3 因此他理當為百姓和自己的罪獻祭。 4 沒有人可擅自取得大祭司的尊榮，惟有蒙上帝所選召的才可以，像亞倫一樣。

5 同樣，基督也沒有自取作大祭司的榮耀，而是在乎向他說話的那一位，他說： 「你是我的兒子， 我今日生了你。」

6 就如又有一處說： 「你是照著麥基洗德的體系 永遠為祭司。」

7 基督在他肉身的日子，曾大聲哀哭，流淚禱告，懇求那能救他免死的上帝，就因他的虔誠蒙了應允。 8 他雖然為兒子，還是因所受的苦難學了順從。 9 既然他得以完全，就為凡順從他的人成了永遠得救的根源， 10 並蒙上帝照著麥基洗德的體系宣稱他為大祭司。

警戒叛道的人

11 論到這事，我們有好些話要說，可是很難解釋，因為你們聽不進去。 12 按時間說，你們早該作教師了，誰知還需要有人再將上帝聖言基礎的要道教導你們；你們成了那需要吃奶、不能吃乾糧的人。 13 凡只能吃奶的，就不熟練仁義的道理，因為他是嬰孩。 14 惟獨長大成人的才能吃乾糧，他們的心竅因練習而靈活，能分辨善惡了。

HEBREWS 5

1 Every high priest is appointed to help others by offering gifts and sacrifices to God because of their sins. 2 A high priest has weaknesses of his own, and he feels sorry for foolish and sinful people. 3 t This is why he must offer sacrifices for his own sins and for the sins of others.

4 t But no one can have the honor of being a high priest simply by wanting to be one. Only God can choose a priest, and God is the one who chose Aaron.

5  t This is how it was with Christ. He became a high priest, but not just because he wanted the honor of being one. It was God who told him,
“You are my Son, because today
I have become your Father!”

6  t In another place, God says,
“You are a priest forever
just like Melchizedek.”t
7  t God had the power to save Jesus from death. And while Jesus was on earth, he begged God with loud crying and tears to save him. He truly worshiped God, and God listened to his prayers. 8 Jesus is God's own Son, but still he had to suffer before he could learn what it really means to obey God. 9 Suffering made Jesus perfect, and now he can save forever all who obey him.

10 This is because God chose him to be a high priest like Melchizedek.

Warning against Turning Away

11 Much more could be said about this subject. But it is hard to explain, and all of you are slow to understand. 12 t By now you should have been teachers, but once again you need to be taught the simplest things about what God has said. You need milk instead of solid food. 13 People who live on milk are like babies who don't really know what is right. 14 Solid food is for mature people who have been trained to know right from wrong.