Hebrews 5

Qualifications for High Priesthood

5For every high priest taken from among men is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.G1063G3956G749G2983G1537G444G2525G5228G444G4314G2316G2443G4374G5037G1435G2532G2378G5228G2662He can have compassion on those who are ignorant and going astray, since he himself is also subject to weakness.G1410G3356G50G2532G4105G1893G4029G846G2532G4029G7693Because of this he is required as for the people, so also for himself, to offer sacrifices for sins.G2532G1223G5026G3784G2531G4012G2992G3779G2532G4012G1438G4374G5228G2664And no man takes this honor to himself, but he who is called by God, just as Aaron was.G2532G3756G5100G2983G5092G1438G235G2564G5259G2316G2509G2532G2

A Priest Forever

5So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest, but it was He who said to Him: "You are My Son, Today I have begotten You."G3779G2532G5547G1392G3756G1438G1096G749G235G2980G4314G846G4771G1488G3450G5207G4594G1080G1473G1080G45716As He also says in another place: "You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek";G2531G3004G2532G1722G2087G4771G2409G1519G165G2596G5010G31987who, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear,G3739G1722G2250G846G4561G4374G1162G5037G2532G2428G3326G2478G2906G2532G1144G4314G1410G4982G846G1537G2288G2532G1522G575G21248though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered.G2539G5607G5207G3129G5218G575G3739G39589And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him,G2532G5048G1096G159G166G4991G3956G5219G84610called by God as High Priest "according to the order of Melchizedek,"G4316G5259G2316G749G2596G5010G319811of whom we have much to say, and hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.G4012G3739G2254G3056G4183G3056G2532G1421G3004G1893G1096G3576G189

Spiritual Immaturity

12For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food.G2532G1063G1223G5550G3784G1511G1320G2192G5532G1321G5209G3825G5101G746G4747G3051G2316G2532G1096G2192G5532G1051G2532G3756G4731G516013For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe.G1063G3956G3348G1051G552G3056G1343G1063G2076G351614But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.G1161G4731G5160G2076G5046G1223G1838G2192G145G1128G4314G1253G5037G2570G2532G2556