HEBREWS CHAPTER V.

[Of the high priests taken from among men; wherewith Christ's priesthood is 
compared, and its privileges set forth.]

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 honor 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 unskillful 
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.