Hebrews 5

1 For every high priest (since they are) taken from among men are appointed for men in things pertaining to God, so that they may offer both gifts and sacrifices for death:

2 Who (also being a man) can have compassion on the ones who are ignorant, and on them that are (willfully going) out of the way; because he himself is also clothed with the infirmity (of the body of death).

3 And for that reason, just as he is obligated (to make an offering) for the people, so also (must he make offering) for himself, for death. 

4 And no man receives this honor from himself, but he must be called of God, as was Aaron.

5 So also Christ did not glorify Himself to be made a high priest; but He that said unto Him, “You are My Son, today have I begotten you”, (He has appointed Him).

6 As He said also in another place, “You are a priest (to the world) forever (without beginning or end) after the image of Melchisedec.

7 Who in the days of His (suffering of affliction in the) flesh, when He had offered up (His own body with) prayers and strong crying and tears from a meek and lowly heart unto the (only) One that was able to save Him from death and was heard in that He (was fully persuaded that He) revered God’s strength alone (to deliver Him from death);

8 Though He was a Son, yet He learned by harkening diligently (to the word of promise from the Father to save Him) from the things which He suffered (in the flesh);

9 And having been made perfect (raised unto the likeness of God in glorified human flesh) He became the author of eternal salvation unto all of those who harken diligently to (hear) Him;

10 Called (and appointed) of God, a high priest after the image of Melchisedec (who sits forever in the power of an endless life in immortal flesh).

11 Concerning whom we have many things to say (to you), which are hard to be understood and difficult to be interpreted, seeing as you are slothful (not being diligent) in your hearing.

12 For by this time when you ought to be teachers, you (still) need someone to teach you again the beginning teachings of the utterances of God (contained in the law which were always pointing to Christ); and have become like babes that still have need of milk and cannot handle strong meat.

13 Because everyone that (has been slothful in their hearing) needs milk and are without experience or understanding (still being ignorant) of the word (contained in the law that spoke) of God’s righteousness towards us to (provide Himself the lamb that would cleanse us from death once and forever and) serve us with His life and immortality (as our inheritance): for he is a babe.

14 But strong meat belongs to those who are of full age (mature), the ones who have had their senses exercised (after having grappled with an unconcealed heart are persuaded by the word contained in the law of God's righteousness toward them and who now look to the faith of Jesus Christ and are able) to discern between that which is born from the word of life and that which brings death.