Hebrews 5

¹For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God , to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins .

²He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward , since he himself is beset with weakness .

³Because of this he is obligated to offer sacrifice for his own sins just as he does for those of the people .

⁴And no one takes this honor for himself , but only when called by God , just as Aaron was.

⁵So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest , but was appointed by him who said to him , You are my Son , today I have begotten you ;

⁶as he says also in another place , You are a priest forever , after the order of Melchizedek .

⁷In the days of his flesh , Jesus offered up prayers and supplications , with loud cries and tears , to him who was able to save him from death , and he was heard because of his reverence .

⁸Although he was a son , he learned obedience through what he suffered .

⁹And being made perfect , he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him ,

¹⁰being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek .

¹¹About this we have much to say , and it is hard to explain , since you have become dull of hearing .

¹²For though by this time you ought to be teachers , you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God . You need milk , not solid food ,

¹³for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness , since he is a child .

¹⁴But solid food is for the mature , for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil .