Hebrews 5:1–14

¹For every high priest taken from among men is appointed in behalf of men over the things pertaining to God, that he may offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.²He is able to deal moderately with the ignorant and erring ones since he also is surrounded with his own weakness,³and on its account he is obliged to make offerings for sins as much for himself as for the people.

⁴Also, a man takes this honor, not of his own accord, but only when he is called by God, just as Aaron also [was].⁵So too the Christ did not glorify himself by becoming a high priest, but [was glorified by him] who spoke with reference to him: “You are my son; I, today, I have become your father.”⁶Just as he says also in another place: “You are a priest forever according to the manner of Mel‧chiz′e‧dek.”

⁷In the days of his flesh [Christ] offered up supplications and also petitions to the One who was able to save him out of death, with strong outcries and tears, and he was favorably heard for his godly fear.⁸Although he was a Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered;⁹and after he had been made perfect he became responsible for everlasting salvation to all those obeying him,¹⁰because he has been specifically called by God a high priest according to the manner of Mel‧chiz′e‧dek.

¹¹Concerning him we have much to say and hard to be explained, since ​YOU​ have become dull in ​YOUR​ hearing.¹²For, indeed, although ​YOU​ ought to be teachers in view of the time, ​YOU​ again need someone to teach ​YOU​ from the beginning the elementary things of the sacred pronouncements of God; and ​YOU​ have become such as need milk, not solid food.¹³For everyone that partakes of milk is unacquainted with the word of righteousness, for he is a babe.¹⁴But solid food belongs to mature people, to those who through use have their perceptive powers trained to distinguish both right and wrong.