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Hebrews 5:2
able to be gentle to those ignorant and going astray, since himself also is compassed with infirmity;
Hebrews 5:2 · Young's Literal Translation
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Hebrews 5:2 in other translations
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.
He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is beset by weakness.
The high priest can deal gently with those who are ignorant and going astray, because he himself is also surrounded with weakness.
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In context
1 For every chief priest--out of men taken--in behalf of men is set in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins,
2 able to be gentle to those ignorant and going astray, since himself also is compassed with infirmity;
3 and because of this infirmity he ought, as for the people, so also for himself to offer for sins;
4 and no one to himself doth take the honour, but he who is called by God, as also Aaron:
5 so also the Christ did not glorify himself to become chief priest, but He who spake unto him: `My Son thou art, I to-day have begotten thee;'
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