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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Hebrews 5 GNT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/hebrews/5.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/hebrews/5-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">GNT</a> > Hebrews 5</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrews/4.htm" title="Hebrews 4">◄</a> Hebrews 5 <a href="../hebrews/6.htm" title="Hebrews 6">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Good News Translation</div><div class="chap"><p class="par"><span class="v58_5_1"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.5.1" class="v58_5_1">1</span>Every high priest is chosen from his fellow-men and appointed to serve God on their behalf, to offer sacrifices and offerings for sins. </span><span class="v58_5_2"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.5.2" class="v58_5_2">2</span>Since he himself is weak in many ways, he is able to be gentle with those who are ignorant and make mistakes. </span><span class="v58_5_3"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.5.3" class="v58_5_3">3</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Heb.5.3!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> And because he is himself weak, he must offer sacrifices not only for the sins of the people but also for his own sins. </span><span class="v58_5_4"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.5.4" class="v58_5_4">4</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Heb.5.4!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> 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.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v58_5_5"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.5.5" class="v58_5_5">5</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Heb.5.5!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> In the same way, Christ did not take upon himself the honor of being a high priest. Instead, God said to him,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v58_5_5">“You are my Son;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v58_5_5">today I have become your Father.”</span></p><p class="m"><span class="v58_5_6"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.5.6" class="v58_5_6">6</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Heb.5.6!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> He also said in another place,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v58_5_6">“You will be a priest forever,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v58_5_6">in the priestly order of Melchizedek.”<a href="#fn" id="link_Heb.5.6!f.2" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="par"><span class="v58_5_7"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.5.7" class="v58_5_7">7</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Heb.5.7!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> 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. </span><span class="v58_5_8"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.5.8" class="v58_5_8">8</span>But even though he was God's Son, he learned through his sufferings to be obedient. </span><span class="v58_5_9"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.5.9" class="v58_5_9">9</span>When he was made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him, </span><span class="v58_5_10"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.5.10" class="v58_5_10">10</span>and God declared him to be high priest, in the priestly order of Melchizedek.<a href="#fn" id="link_Heb.5.10!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><h3 class="s">Warning against Abandoning the Faith</h3><p class="par"><span class="v58_5_11"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.5.11" class="v58_5_11">11</span>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. </span><span class="v58_5_12"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.5.12" class="v58_5_12">12</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Heb.5.12!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> 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. </span><span class="v58_5_13"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.5.13" class="v58_5_13">13</span>Anyone who has to drink milk is still a child, without any experience in the matter of right and wrong. </span><span class="v58_5_14"><span class="reftext" id="Heb.5.14" class="v58_5_14">14</span>Solid food, on the other hand, is for adults, who through practice are able to distinguish between good and evil.</span></p><a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">5.6: </char><char style="fq" closed="false">in the priestly order of Melchizedek; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">or </char><char style="fq" closed="false">like Melchizedek; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">or </char><char style="fq" closed="false">in the line of succession to Melchizedek.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">5.10: </char><char style="fq" closed="false">in the priestly order of Melchizedek; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">or </char><char style="fq" closed="false">like Melchizedek; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">or </char><char style="fq" closed="false">in the line of succession to Melchizedek.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 1992 American Bible Society. 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