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Hebrews 5

The Bible in Basic English BBE

1 Every high priest who is taken from among men is given his position to take care of the interests of men in those things which have to do with God, so that he may make offerings for sins.

2 He is able to have feeling for those who have no knowledge and for those who are wandering from the true way, because he himself is feeble;

3 And being feeble, he has to make sin-offerings for himself as well as for the people.

4 And no man who is not given authority by God, as Aaron was, takes this honour for himself.

5 In the same way Christ did not take for himself the glory of being made a high priest, but was given it by him who said, You are my Son, this day I have given you being:

6 As he says in another place, You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

7 Who in the days of his flesh, having sent up prayers and requests with strong crying and weeping to him who was able to give him salvation from death, had his prayer answered because of his fear of God.

8 And though he was a Son, through the pain which he underwent, the knowledge came to him of what it was to be under God's orders;

9 And when he had been made complete, he became the giver of eternal salvation to all those who are under his orders;

10 Being named by God a high priest of the order of Melchizedek.

11 Of whom we have much to say which it is hard to make clear, because you are slow of hearing.

12 And though by this time it would be right for you to be teachers, you still have need of someone to give you teaching about the first simple rules of God's revelation; you have become like babies who have need of milk, and not of solid food.

13 For everyone who takes milk is without experience of the word of righteousness: he is a child.

14 But solid food is for men of full growth, even for those whose senses are trained by use to see what is good and what is evil.

Good News Translation GNT

1 Every high priest is chosen from his fellow-men and appointed to serve God on their behalf, to offer sacrifices and offerings for sins.

2 Since he himself is weak in many ways, he is able to be gentle with those who are ignorant and make mistakes.

3 And because he is himself weak, he must offer sacrifices not only for the sins of the people but also for his own sins.

4 No one chooses for himself the honor of being a high priest. It is only by God's call that a man is made a high priest - just as Aaron was.

5 In the same way, Christ did not take upon himself the honor of being a high priest. Instead, God said to him, "You are my Son; today I have become your Father."

6 He also said in another place, "You will be a priest forever, in the priestly order of Melchizedek."

7 In his life on earth Jesus made his prayers and requests with loud cries and tears to God, who could save him from death. Because he was humble and devoted, God heard him.

8 But even though he was God's Son, he learned through his sufferings to be obedient.

9 When he was made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him,

10 and God declared him to be high priest, in the priestly order of Melchizedek.

11 There is much we have to say about this matter, but it is hard to explain to you, because you are so slow to understand.

12 There has been enough time for you to be teachers - yet you still need someone to teach you the first lessons of God's message. Instead of eating solid food, you still have to drink milk.

13 Anyone who has to drink milk is still a child, without any experience in the matter of right and wrong.

14 Solid food, on the other hand, is for adults, who through practice are able to distinguish between good and evil.