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Hebrews 5

5 He compareth Jesus Christ with the Levitical Priests, shewing wherein they either agree or dissent. 11 Afterward he reproveth the negligence of the Jews.
1.For every high Priest is taken from among men, and is aordained for men, in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both bgifts and csacrifices for sins,
2.Which is able sufficiently to have compassion on them dthat are ignorant, and that are out of the way, because that he also is compassed with infirmity,
3.And for the sames sake he is bond to offer for sins, as well for his own part, as for the peoples.
4.*And no man taketh this honour unto him self, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.
5.So likewise Christ took not to him self this honour, to be made the high Priest, but he that said unto him, *Thou art my Son, this day begate I thee, give it him.
6.As he also in another place speaketh, *Thou art a Priest for ever after the eorder of Melchi-sedec.
8.And though he were the Son, yet learned he obedience, by the things which he suffered.
9.And being consecrate was made the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him:
10.And is called of God an high Priest after the order of Melchi-sedec. 11iOf whom we have many things to say, which are hard to be uttered, because ye are dull of hearing.
12.For when as concerning the time ye ought to be teachers, yet have ye need again that we teach you the first ^principles of the word of God: and are become such as have need of kmilk, and not of strong meat.
13.For every one that useth milk, is inexpert in the lword of righteousness: for he is a babe.
14.But strong meat belongeth to them that are of age, which through long custom have their wits exercised, to discern both good and evil.

Notes

1-a.
He shows that man can have none access to God without an high Priest, because that of himself he is profane and sinful.
1-b.
Which were of things without life.
1-c.
As, of beasts which are killed.
2-d.
That is, of sinners.
4-*.
1 Chron. 13.10.
5-*.
Psal 2.7, chap 1.5.
6-*.
Psal 110.4, chap. 7.17.
6-e.
Who was both Priest and King.
7-f.
When he lived in this world.
7-g.
He means that most earnest prayer which Christ prayed in the garden where he sweat drops of blood.
7-h.
Being in perplexity and fearing the horrors of death.
11-i.
He digresses til he come to the beginning of the 7th chapter.
12-^.
rudiments.
12-k.
Read 1 Cor. 3.2.
13-l.
That is, the Gospel which is the true knowledge that teaches us where we have our justice.