Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
He is able to have feeling for those who have no knowledge and for those who are wandering from the true way, because he himself is feeble;
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he is also subject to weakness.
International Standard Version
He can deal gently with people who are ignorant and easily deceived, since he himself is subject to weakness.
A Conservative Version
Who can be gentle to those who are ignorant and led astray, since he himself is also encompassed with weakness.
American Standard Version
who can bear gently with the ignorant and erring, for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity;
Amplified
He is able to deal gently with the spiritually ignorant and misguided, since he is also subject to human weakness;
An Understandable Version
He is able to gently put up with ignorant and wayward people because he himself is subject to [the same spiritual] weaknesses.
Anderson New Testament
being able to have compassion on the ignorant and erring, because he himself is beset with infirmity:
Common New Testament
He can deal gently with those who are ignorant and going astray, since he himself is beset with weakness.
Daniel Mace New Testament
he might have the greater compassion for those who sin through ignorance or mistake. and for the same reason
Darby Translation
being able to exercise forbearance towards the ignorant and erring, since he himself also is clothed with infirmity;
Godbey New Testament
being able to sympathize with the ignorant and erring, since himself is also compassed about with infirmity;
Goodspeed New Testament
He can sympathize with the ignorant and misguided because he is himself subject to weakness,
John Wesley New Testament
Who can have compassion on the ignorant and the wandering, seeing he himself also is compassed with infirmity,
Julia Smith Translation
Being able to moderate the passions to the ignorant, and deceived; since he also is surrounded with weakness.
King James 2000
Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are wayward; for he himself also is beset with weakness.
Lexham Expanded Bible
being able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and led astray, since he himself also is surrounded by weakness,
Modern King James verseion
who can have compassion on the ignorant and on those who are out of the way. For he himself also is compassed with weakness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
which can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the high way, because that he himself also is compassed with infirmity:
Moffatt New Testament
can deal gently with those who err through ignorance, since he himself is beset with weakness ??3 which obliges him to present offerings for his own sins as well as for those of the People.
Montgomery New Testament
He is able to deal gently with the ignorant and erring, since he himself also is encompassed with moral weakness,
NET Bible
He is able to deal compassionately with those who are ignorant and erring, since he also is subject to weakness,
New Heart English Bible
The high priest can deal gently with those who are ignorant and going astray, because he himself is also surrounded with weakness.
Noyes New Testament
being able to be forbearing toward the ignorant and the erring, since he himself also is compassed with infirmity;
Sawyer New Testament
being able to deal gently with the ignorant and erring, since he is himself encompassed with infirmity,
The Emphasized Bible
Able, to have a measure of feeling, for the ignorant and erring, - since, he also, is compassed with weakness;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
being able to feel tenderly for the ignorant and erroneous; forasmuch as he is himself encompassed with infirmity.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And he is able to sympathize with the ignorant and deluded, since he is himself subject to weakness,
Webster
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.
Weymouth New Testament
and must be one who is able to bear patiently with the ignorant and erring, because he himself also is beset with infirmity.
Williams New Testament
Such a one is capable of dealing tenderly with the ignorant and erring ones, since he himself is subject to weakness,
World English Bible
The high priest can deal gently with those who are ignorant and going astray, because he himself is also surrounded with weakness.
Worrell New Testament
able to bear with the ignorant and erring, since he himself also is encompassed with infirmity;
Worsley New Testament
who can have due compassion on the ignorant and those that are going astray; seeing he himself also is surrounded with infirmity:
Youngs Literal Translation
able to be gentle to those ignorant and going astray, since himself also is compassed with infirmity;
Themes
Compassion and sympathy » Motives to » The sense of our infirmities
Of Christ Compassion » Necessary to his priestly office
The high priest » Inferior to Christ in » Needing to make atonement for his own sins
The high priest » Typified Christ in » Compassion and sympathy for the weak and ignorant
The high priest » Needed to sacrifice for himself
The high priest » To be tender and compassionate
Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Compassionate those in
Interlinear
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Hebrews 5:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
A High Priest Like Melchizedek
1 Every high priest who is taken from among men is given his position to take care of the interests of men in those things which have to do with God, so that he may make offerings for sins. 2 He is able to have feeling for those who have no knowledge and for those who are wandering from the true way, because he himself is feeble; 3 And being feeble, he has to make sin-offerings for himself as well as for the people.
Cross References
Hebrews 2:18
For having been put to the test himself, he is able to give help to others when they are tested.
Hebrews 7:28
The law makes high priests of men who are feeble; but the word of the oath, which was made after the law, gives that position to a Son, in whom all good is for ever complete.
Hebrews 4:15
For we have not a high priest who is not able to be touched by the feelings of our feeble flesh; but we have one who has been tested in all points as we ourselves are tested, but without sin.
Exodus 32:2-5
Then Aaron said to them, Take off the gold rings which are in the ears of your wives and your sons and your daughters, and give them to me.
Exodus 32:8
Even now they are turned away from the rule I gave them, and have made themselves a metal ox and given worship to it and offerings, saying, This is your god, O Israel, who took you up out of the land of Egypt.
Exodus 32:21-24
And Moses said to Aaron, What did the people do to you that you let this great sin come on them?
Numbers 12:1-9
Now Miriam and Aaron said evil against Moses, because of the Cushite woman to whom he was married, for he had taken a Cushite woman as his wife.
Numbers 15:22-29
And if in error you go against any of these laws which the Lord has given to Moses,
Numbers 20:10-12
Then Moses and Aaron made the people come together in front of the rock, and he said to them, Give ear now, you people whose hearts are turned from the Lord; are we to get water for you out of the rock?
Judges 2:17
But still they would not give ear to their judges, but went after other gods and gave them worship; quickly turning from the way in which their fathers had gone, keeping the orders of the Lord; but they did not do so.
Isaiah 30:11
Get out of the good way, turning from the right road; do not keep the Holy One of Israel before our minds.
Luke 22:32
But I have made prayer for you, that your faith may not go from you: and when you are turned again, make your brothers strong.
2 Corinthians 11:30
If I have to take credit to myself, I will do so in the things in which I am feeble.
2 Corinthians 12:5
On account of such a one I will have glory: for myself I will take no glory, but only in my feeble body.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10
And he said to me, My grace is enough for you, for my power is made complete in what is feeble. Most gladly, then, will I take pride in my feeble body, so that the power of Christ may be on me.
Galatians 4:13
But you have knowledge that with a feeble body I was preaching the good news to you the first time;
1 Timothy 1:13
Though I had said violent words against God, and done cruel acts, causing great trouble: but I was given mercy, because I did it without knowledge, not having faith;
Hebrews 12:13
And make straight roads for your feet, so that the feeble may not be turned out of the way, but may be made strong.