Hebrews 5:6-11

5:6 as also in another place God ¹  says, “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.” ²  5:7 During his earthly life ³  Christ ⁴  offered ⁵  both requests 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 devotion. 5:8 Although he was a son, he learned obedience through the things he suffered. ⁶  5:9 And by being perfected in this way, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him, 5:10 and he was designated ⁷  by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek. ⁸ 

The Need to Move on to Maturity

5:11 On this topic we have much to say ⁹  and it is difficult to explain, since you have become sluggish ¹⁰  in hearing.

¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² sn A quotation from Ps 110:4.

³ tn Grk “in the days of his flesh.”

⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Christ) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Grk “who…having offered,” continuing the description of Christ from Heb 5:5-6.

⁶ sn There is a wordplay in the Greek text between the verbs “learned” (ἔμαθεν, emaqen) and “suffered” (ἔπαθεν, epaqen).

⁷ tn Grk “having been designated,” continuing the thought of Heb 5:9.

⁸ sn The phrase in the order of Melchizedek picks up the quotation from Ps 110:4 in Heb 5:6.

⁹ tn Grk “concerning which the message for us is great.”

¹⁰ tn Or “dull.”