---
title: Joseph Smith Translation (1867 edition)
description: Hebrews from the Joseph Smith Translation (JST), 1867 edition.
authors:
  - Smith, Joseph, Jr.
collections:
  - joseph-smith
tags:
  - translation
published: "1867"
publisher: RLDS Publication Board
publisher_place: Plano, Illinois
publisher_note: "The title page reads: Published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; Joseph Smith, I. L. Rogers, E. Robinson, Publishing Committee; 1867."
edition: First edition (Plano, 1867)
language: en
type: book
chapter: 5
verse_count: 14
reference: "Joseph Smith Jr., *Joseph Smith Translation*, first edition (Plano, IL: RLDS Publication Board, 1867), Hebrews, chap. 5, https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft."
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft
  identifier: holyscripturestr00smituoft
  scan: University of Toronto / Trinity College Library copy, Internet Archive
  transcription: "OCR text of the 1867 scans (Toronto copy and a second copy, holyscriptures00smit), reconciled word by word; Romans was also checked against the page images. Method, per-chapter validation log and known limits: docs/jst-1867-import.md."
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: 1867 US publication
  source: https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft
  publication_year: 1867
---

# Hebrews 5

*Of the priesthood.*

**1** For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins;
**2** Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.
**3** And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.
**4** And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.
**5** So also Christ glorified not himself to be made a high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to-day have I begotten thee.
**6** As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
**7** (Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
**8** Though he were a son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered.)
**9** And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
**10** Called of God a high priest after the order of Melchisedec.
**11** Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
**12** For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
**13** For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness; for he is a babe.
**14** But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.