Hebrews 5

KING JAMES BIBLE	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 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:	1 Every high priest is taken from among men and made their representative before God, to offer 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.	2 He is able to deal patiently with the ignorant and erring, for he himself is beset by weakness
3 And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.	3 and so, for this reason, must make sin offerings for himself as well as for the people.
4 And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.	4 No one takes this honor upon himself but only when called by God, just as Aaron was.
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.	5 In the same way, it was not Christ who glorified himself in becoming high priest, but rather the one who said to him: "You are my son; this day I have begotten you";
6 As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.	6 just as he says in another place: "You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek."
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;	7 In the days when he was in the flesh, he offered prayers and supplications with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.
8 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;	8 Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered;
9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;	9 and when he was made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him,
10 Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.	10 declared by God high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.
11 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.	11 About this we have much to say, and it is difficult to explain, for you have become sluggish in 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.	12 Although you should be teachers by this time, you need to have someone teach you again the basic elements of the utterances of God. You need milk, (and) not solid food.
13 For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.	13 Everyone who lives on milk lacks experience of the word of righteousness, for he is a child.
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.	14 But solid food is for the mature, for those whose faculties are trained by practice to discern good and evil.