The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Hebrews 05
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 The high priest can deal gently with
those who are ignorant and going astray,
because he himself is also surrounded
with weakness.
3 Because of this, he must offer sacrifices
for sins for the people, as well as for himself.
4 Nobody takes this honor on himself,
but he is called by God, just like Aaron was.
5 So also Christ didn’t glorify himself to
be made a high priest, but it was he who
said to him, “You are my Son.
Today I have become your father.”*
6 As he says also in another place,
“You are a priest forever,
after the order of Melchizedek.”*
7 He, in the days of his flesh, having
offered up prayers and petitions with strong
crying and tears to him who was able to
save him from death, and having been
heard for his godly fear,
8 though he was a Son, yetlearned obedience
by the things which he suffered.
9 Having been made perfect, he became
to all of those who obey him the author of
eternal salvation,
10 named by God a high priest after the
order of Melchizedek.
11 About him we have many words to
say, and hard to interpret, seeing you have
become dull of hearing.
12 For although by this time you should
be teachers, you again need to have someone
teach you the rudiments of the first
principles of the revelations of God. You
have come toneed milk, andnot solid food.
13 For everyone who lives on milk is not
experienced in the word of righteousness,
for he is a baby.
14 But solid food is for those who are full
grown, who by reason of use have their
senses exercised to discern good and evil.