Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Being able to moderate the passions to the ignorant, and deceived; since he also is surrounded with weakness.
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:
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;
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,
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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References
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Hebrews 5:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
A High Priest Like Melchizedek
1 For every chief priest taken from men is appointed for men for things to God, that he bring both gifts and sacrifices for sins: 2 Being able to moderate the passions to the ignorant, and deceived; since he also is surrounded with weakness. 3 And for this he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to bring in for sins.
Cross References
Hebrews 2:18
For in that he himself has suffered, having been tempted, he is able to help the tempted.
Hebrews 7:28
For the law establishes men chief priests having weakness; but the word of the sacrifice sanctioned by solemn oath, after the law, the Son, having been perfected forever.
Hebrews 4:15
For we have not a chief priest unable to suffer with our weaknesses; but tried in all things as a resemblance, without sin.
Exodus 32:2-5
And Aaron will say to them, Break off the gold ear-rings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons and your daughters, and bring to me.
Exodus 32:8
For they turned aside quickly from the way which I commanded them: they made for them a molten calf, and worship to it, and will sacrifice to it, and will say, These thy gods, Israel, which raised thee up out of the land of Egypt
Exodus 32:21-24
And Moses will say to Aaron, What did this people to thee that thou didst bring upon it a great sin?
Numbers 12:1-9
And Miriam and Aaron will speak against Moses on account of the Ethiopian woman which he took: for he took an Ethiopian woman.
Numbers 15:22-29
And when ye shall err, and shall not do all these commands which Jehovah spake to Moses,
Numbers 20:10-12
And Moses and Aaron will gather together the gathering before the rock, and he will say to them, Hear, now, ye rebellious: from this rock shall we bring forth to you water?
Judges 2:17
And also they will not hear to their judges, for they committed fornications after other gods, and they will worship to them: they turned aside quickly from the way which their fathers went to hear the commands of Jehovah; they did not so.
Isaiah 30:11
Remove from the way, turn aside from the path, cause to cease from before us the Holy One of Israel.
Luke 22:32
And I have supplicated for thee that thy faith fail not: and thou, when having turned back, confirm thy brethren.
2 Corinthians 11:30
If I must boast, I will boast things of my weakness.
2 Corinthians 12:5
Of such a one will I boast: and of myself I will not boast, except in my weakness.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10
And he said to me, My grace suffices thee: for my power is perfected in weakness. Therefore very willingly will I boast rather in my weaknesses, that Christ's power may lodge upon me.
Galatians 4:13
And ye know that through weakness of the flesh I announced the good news to you before.
1 Timothy 1:13
Being before slandering, expelling, and an abuser: but I was commiserated, because I did, not knowing, in unbelief.
Hebrews 12:13
And make straight wheel-ruts to your feet, lest the lame thing turned aside; and it should rather be healed.