| 1 | For every high priest taken from amongst men is established for men in things relating to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins; |
| 2 | being able to exercise forbearance towards the ignorant and erring, since he himself also is clothed with infirmity; |
| 3 | and, on account of this [infirmity], he ought, even as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins. |
| 4 | And no one takes the honour to himself but [as] called by God, even as Aaron also. |
| 5 | Thus the Christ also has not glorified himself to be made a high priest; but he who had said to him, *Thou* art my Son, *I* have to-day begotten thee. |
| 6 | Even as also in another [place] he says, *Thou* [art] a priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedec. |
| 7 | Who in the days of his flesh, having offered up both supplications and entreaties to him who was able to save him out of death, with strong crying and tears; (and having been heard because of his piety;) |
| 8 | though he were Son, he learned obedience from the things which he suffered; |
| 9 | and having been perfected, became to all them that obey him, author of eternal salvation; |
| 10 | addressed by God [as] high priest according to the order of Melchisedec. |
| 11 | Concerning whom we have much to say, and hard to be interpreted in speaking [of it], since ye are become dull in hearing. |
| 12 | For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have again need that [one] should teach you what [are] the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God, and are become such as have need of milk, [and] not of solid food. |
| 13 | For every one that partakes of milk [is] unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe; |
| 14 | but solid food belongs to full-grown men, who, on account of habit, have their senses exercised for distinguishing both good and evil. |
