Hebrews 5 — Greek text and reception
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Chapter 5
The calling of the high priest
Verse 5:1
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
For every high priest taken from among human beings is appointed on behalf of human beings in matters concerning God, to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.
Textual & Reception Notes
Human beings renders anthrōpoi; the statement concerns the representative appointment of the high priest.
Verse 5:2
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
He can deal gently with those who are ignorant and wandering, since he too is surrounded by weakness,
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Verse 5:3
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
and because of it he is obliged to offer for sins on his own behalf, just as on behalf of the people.
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Verse 5:4
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
And no one takes the honor for himself, but receives it when called by God, just as Aaron was.
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Verse 5:5
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become high priest, but the One who said to Him, “You are My Son; today I have begotten You,”
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Verse 5:6
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
as He also says in another place, “You are a priest for the age, according to the order of Melchizedek.”
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Verse 5:7
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
In the days of His flesh, He offered petitions and supplications, with loud crying and tears, to the One able to save Him out of death, and was heard because of His reverent fear.
Textual & Reception Notes
Out of death preserves ek thanatou; the phrase does not by itself specify avoidance of dying. Because of His reverent fear takes apo causally; deliverance from fear is another proposed construction.
Verse 5:8
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things He suffered,
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Verse 5:9
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
and, having been perfected, He became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey Him,
Textual & Reception Notes
Perfected concerns bringing to completion and qualification in this argument; the text does not say that the Son previously committed sin. Source renders aitios, the one responsible for the resulting salvation.
Verse 5:10
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
having been designated by God high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.
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From milk to maturity
Verse 5:11
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
Concerning this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become sluggish in hearing.
Textual & Reception Notes
Concerning this can refer to the preceding subject or concerning whom, to Melchizedek. The Greek relative does not settle the antecedent.
Verse 5:12
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
For although by this time you ought to be teachers, you again need someone to teach you the first elements of God’s oracles; you have come to need milk, not solid food.
Textual & Reception Notes
Text [G]: NA28 reads γάλακτος [καὶ] οὐ in brackets (SBLGNT omits); the rendering above follows SBLGNT, and NA28 would read "milk and not solid food".
Verse 5:13
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
For everyone who partakes of milk is inexperienced in the word of righteousness, for he is an infant.
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Verse 5:14
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
But solid food belongs to the mature, whose faculties have been trained by practice to distinguish both good and evil.
Textual & Reception Notes
Mature translates teleioi, the same word family as perfected and maturity in 5:9 and 6:1.