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Hebrews 5:4-10
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4 And no one assumes this honor[a] on his own initiative,[b] but only when called to it by God,[c] as in fact Aaron was. 5 So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming high priest, but the one who glorified him was God,[d] who said to him, “You are my Son! Today I have fathered you,”[e] 6 as also in another place God[f] says, “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”[g] 7 During his earthly life[h] Christ[i] offered[j] both requests and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death and he was heard because of his devotion. 8 Although he was a son, he learned obedience through the things he suffered.[k] 9 And by being perfected in this way, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him, 10 and he was designated[l] by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek.[m]

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  1. Hebrews 5:4 sn Honor refers here to the honor of the high priesthood.
  2. Hebrews 5:4 tn Grk “by himself, on his own.”
  3. Hebrews 5:4 tn Grk “being called by God.”
  4. Hebrews 5:5 tn Grk “the one”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  5. Hebrews 5:5 tn Grk “I have begotten you”; see Heb 1:5.sn A quotation from Ps 2:7.
  6. Hebrews 5:6 tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  7. Hebrews 5:6 sn A quotation from Ps 110:4.
  8. Hebrews 5:7 tn Grk “in the days of his flesh.”
  9. Hebrews 5:7 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Christ) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  10. Hebrews 5:7 tn Grk “who…having offered,” continuing the description of Christ from Heb 5:5-6.
  11. Hebrews 5:8 sn There is a wordplay in the Greek text between the verbs “learned” (ἔμαθεν, emathen) and “suffered” (ἔπαθεν, epathen).
  12. Hebrews 5:10 tn Grk “having been designated,” continuing the thought of Heb 5:9.
  13. Hebrews 5:10 sn The phrase in the order of Melchizedek picks up the quotation from Ps 110:4 in Heb 5:6.
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Hebrews 5:4-10
Christian Standard Bible

4 No one takes this honor on himself; instead, a person is called by God, just as Aaron was.(A) 5 In the same way, Christ did not exalt himself to become a high priest, but God who said to him,

You are my Son;
today I have become your Father,[a][b] (B)

6 also says in another place,

You are a priest forever
according to the order of Melchizedek.[c](C)

7 During his earthly life,[d] he offered prayers and appeals(D) with loud cries and tears(E) to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. 8 Although he was the Son, he learned obedience from what he suffered.(F) 9 After he was perfected, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him, 10 and he was declared by God a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.

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  1. 5:5 Lit I have begotten you
  2. 5:5 Ps 2:7
  3. 5:6 Gn 14:18–20; Ps 110:4
  4. 5:7 Lit In the days of his flesh
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