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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://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=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/><title>Hebrews 5 ISV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></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="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">ISV</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"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">International Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/isv/esv/hebrews/5.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="heading">Qualifications for the Priesthood</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/5-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>For every high priest selected from among men is appointed to officiate on their behalf<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="5:1 Lit. on behalf of men">a</a></span> in matters relating to God, that is, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/5-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>He can deal gently with people who are ignorant and easily deceived, since he himself is subject to weakness. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/5-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>For that reason he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as for those of the people. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/5-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>No one takes this honor upon himself but he is called to it by God, just as Aaron was.</p> <p class="heading">The Messiah’s Qualifications as High Priest</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/5-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>In the same way, the Messiah<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="5:5 Or Christ">b</a></span> did not take upon himself the glory of being a high priest. No, it was God who said<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="5:5 Lit. He said">c</a></span> to him,</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop">“You are my Son.</p> <p class="poetry2 marginbot">Today I have become your Father.”<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="5:5 Cf. Ps 2:7">d</a></span> </p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/5-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>As he also says in another place,</p> <p class="poetry2">“You are a priest forever</p> <p class="poetry2 marginbot">according to the order of Melchizedek.”<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="5:6 Cf. Ps 110:4">e</a></span> </p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/5-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>As a mortal man,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="5:7 Lit. During the days of his flesh">f</a></span> he offered up prayers and appeals with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his devotion to God. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/5-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Son though he was, he learned obedience through his sufferings <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/5-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/5-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>having been designated by God to be a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.</p> <p class="heading">You Still Need Someone to Teach You</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/5-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>We have much to say about this,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="5:11 Or about him">g</a></span> but it is difficult to explain because you have become too lazy to understand. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/5-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>In fact, though by now you should be teachers, you still need someone to teach you the basic truths of God’s word.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="5:12 Or oracles">h</a></span> You have become people who need milk instead of solid food. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/5-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>For everyone who lives on milk is still a baby and does not yet know the difference between right and wrong.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="5:13 Lit. and is inexperienced in the message of righteousness">i</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/hebrews/5-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>But solid food is for mature people, whose minds are trained by practice to distinguish good from evil.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 5:1 Lit. <i>on behalf of men</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 5:5 Or <i>Christ</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 5:5 Lit. <i>He said</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 5:5 Cf. Ps 2:7<br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 5:6 Cf. 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