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Hebrews 5:4-10
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4 And no one takes this honor on himself, but he receives it when called by God, just as Aaron was.(A)

5 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)

6 And he says in another place,

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

7 During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions(H) with fervent cries and tears(I) to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard(J) because of his reverent submission.(K) 8 Son(L) though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered(M) 9 and, once made perfect,(N) he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him 10 and was designated by God to be high priest(O) in the order of Melchizedek.(P)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 5:5 Psalm 2:7
  2. Hebrews 5:6 Psalm 110:4
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Hebrews 5:4-10
New English Translation

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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Footnotes

  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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