Hebrews 5

New American Standard Bible 1995

The Perfect High Priest

5 For every high priest ^(A)taken from among men is appointed on behalf of men in ^(B)things pertaining to God, in order to ^(C)offer both gifts and sacrifices ^(D)for sins; ^2 [a](E)he can deal gently with the ^(F)ignorant and ^(G)misguided, since he himself also is ^[b](H)beset with weakness; ³ and because of it he is obligated to offer sacrifices ^(I)for sins, ^(J)as for the people, so also for himself. ⁴ And ^(K)no one takes the honor to himself, but receives it when he is called by God, even ^(L)as Aaron was.

⁵ So also Christ ^(M)did not glorify Himself so as to become a ^(N)high priest, but He who ^(O)said to Him,

⁶ just as He says also in another passage,

^7 [c]In the days of His flesh, ^[d](S)He offered up both prayers and supplications with ^(T)loud crying and tears to the One ^(U)able to save Him ^[e]from death, and He ^[f]was heard because of His ^(V)piety. ⁸ Although He was ^(W)a Son, He learned ^(X)obedience from the things which He suffered. ⁹ And having been made ^(Y)perfect, He became to all those who obey Him the source of eternal salvation, ¹⁰ being designated by God as ^(Z)a high priest according to ^(AA)the order of Melchizedek.

¹¹ Concerning ^[g]him we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. ¹² For though ^[h]by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you ^(AB)the ^[i](AC)elementary principles of the ^(AD)oracles of God, and you have come to need ^(AE)milk and not solid food. ¹³ For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an ^(AF)infant. ¹⁴ But solid food is for ^(AG)the mature, who because of practice have their senses ^(AH)trained to ^(AI)discern good and evil.