Hebrews 4:12-5:14

Hebrews 4:12-5:14. Chiastic structure copied from Chiastic Analysis of the Epistle to the Hebrews, arranged by John Bligh (Athenaeum Press, Heythrop College, Oxon, England: 1966). Bligh's work is almost entirely in Greek. For website purposes, I have used unaccented Greek from the Unbound Bible, Nestle-Aland 26, at unbound.biola.edu
I have added English from the New American Standard Bible, revised.

A	12 zwn gar o logoV tou qeou kai energhV kai tomwteroV uper pasan macairan distomon For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, kai diiknoumenoV acri merismou yuchV kai pneumatoV armwn te kai muelwn and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, kai kritikoV enqumhsewn kai ennoiwn kardiaV and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 13 kai ouk estin ktisiV afanhV enwpion autou And there is no creature hidden from His sight, panta de gumna kai tetrachlismena toiV ofqalmoiV autou proV on hmin o logoV but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.
	B	14 econteV oun arcierea megan dielhluqota touV ouranouV Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, ihsoun ton uion tou qeou kratwmen thV omologiaV Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.
		C	15 ou gar ecomen arcierea mh dunamenon sumpaqhsai taiV asqeneiaiV hmwn For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, pepeirasmenon de kata panta kaq omoiothta cwriV amartiaV but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.
			D	16 prosercwmeqa oun meta parrhsiaV tw qronw thV caritoV Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, ina labwmen eleoV kai carin eurwmen eiV eukairon bohqeian so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
				E	5:1 paV gar arciereuV ex anqrwpwn lambanomenoV For every high priest taken from among men uper anqrwpwn kaqistatai ta proV ton qeon is appointed on behalf of men in things pertaining to God, ina prosferh dwra te kai qusiaV uper amartiwn in order to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins; 2 metriopaqein dunamenoV toiV agnoousin kai planwmenoiV he can deal gently with the ignorant and misguided, epei kai autoV perikeitai asqeneian since he himself also is beset with weakness;
					F	3 kai di authn ofeilei and because of it he is obligated kaqwV peri tou laou as for the people, outwV kai peri autou so also for himself. prosferein peri amartiwn to offer sacrifices for sins,
						G	4 kai ouc eautw tiV lambanei thn timhn And no one takes the honor to himself,
					F*	alla kaloumenoV upo tou qeou but receives it when he is called by God, kaqwsper kai aarwn even as Aaron was. 5 outwV kai o cristoV So also Christ ouc eauton edoxasen genhqhnai arcierea did not glorify Himself so as to become a high priest,
				E*	all o lalhsaV proV auton uioV mou ei su egw shmeron gegennhka se but He who said to Him, "You are My Son, today I have begotten You"; 6 kaqwV kai en eterw legei just as He says also in another passage, su iereuV eiV ton aiwna kata thn taxin melcisedek "You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek."
			D*	7 oV en taiV hmeraiV thV sarkoV autou In the days of His flesh, dehseiV te kai ikethriaV both prayers and supplications proV ton dunamenon swzein auton ek qanatou to the One able to save Him from death, meta kraughV iscuraV kai dakruwn prosenegkaV with loud crying and tears He offered up
		C*	kai eisakousqeiV apo thV eulabeiaV and He was heard because of His piety. 8 kaiper wn uioV Although He was a Son, emaqen af wn epaqen thn upakohn He learned obedience from the things which He suffered.
	B*	9 kai teleiwqeiV And having been made perfect, egeneto pasin toiV upakouousin autw aitioV swthriaV aiwniou He became to all those who obey Him the source of eternal salvation, 10 prosagoreuqeiV upo tou qeou arciereuV kata thn taxin melcisedek being designated by God as a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.
A*	11 peri ou poluV hmin o logoV Concerning him we have much to say, kai dusermhneutoV legein epei nwqroi gegonate taiV akoaiV and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. 12 kai gar ofeilonteV einai didaskaloi dia ton cronon For though by this time you ought to be teachers, palin creian ecete tou didaskein umaV tina ta stoiceia thV archV twn logiwn tou qeou you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God, kai gegonate creian econteV galaktoV [kai] ou stereaV trofhV and you have come to need milk and not solid food. 13 paV gar o metecwn galaktoV For everyone who partakes only of milk apeiroV logou dikaiosunhV nhpioV gar estin is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an infant. 14 teleiwn de estin h sterea trofh But solid food is for the mature, twn dia thn exin ta aisqhthria gegumnasmena econtwn who because of practice have their senses trained proV diakrisin kalou te kai kakou to discern good and evil.