And no one takes this honor on himself, but he receives it when called by God, just as Aaron was.(A)

In the same way, Christ did not take on himself the glory(B) of becoming a high priest.(C) But God said(D) to him,

“You are my Son;
    today I have become your Father.”[a](E)

And he says in another place,

“You are a priest forever,
    in the order of Melchizedek.(F)[b](G)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 5:5 Psalm 2:7
  2. Hebrews 5:6 Psalm 110:4

And no man takes this honor to himself, but he who is called by God, just as (A)Aaron was.

A Priest Forever

(B)So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest, but it was He who said to Him:

(C)“You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You.”

As He also says in another place:

(D)“You are a priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek”;

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