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: 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. 3 And by
reason hereof he
ought,
as for the
people, so also for himself, to
offer for sins. 4 And no man taketh this
honour unto
himself, but he that is
called of God, as was Aaron. 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. 6 As he
saith also in another place,
Thou art a
priest for ever after the
order of
Melchisedec. 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; 8 Though he
were a
Son, yet learned
he obedience by the things
which he
suffered;
9 And being made
perfect, he
became the
author of
eternal salvation unto
all them that
obey him; 10 Called of God an high
priest after the
order of
Melchisedec. 11 Of whom we have many
things to
say, and hard to be
uttered,
seeing ye
are dull of
hearing. 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. 13 For every
one that
useth milk is
unskilful in the
word of
righteousness: for he
is a
babe. 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.