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Hebrews 5:4-6
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4 Nobody decides for himself to become a leader of the priests. God himself must choose him. That is how Aaron became a priest.[a]

5 It is the same with Christ. He did not choose himself to be God's special priest. He did not choose to make himself important like that. God chose him. God showed that Christ was very important. God said to him:

‘You are my Son.
Today I have become your Father.’[b]

6 And in another place in the Bible God says this:

‘You will be a priest for ever,
in the same way that Melchizedek was a priest long ago.’[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 5:4 Aaron was Moses' brother. He lived many years before Jesus was born. He was the first priest for Israel's people. After that, everyone who became a priest needed to be from Aaron's family. See Exodus 28:1; 1 Chronicles 23:13.
  2. 5:5 See Psalms 2:7.
  3. 5:6 Long ago, Melchizedek was a priest and a king. Abraham met him and gave gifts to him. See Genesis 14:18-20. Also see Hebrews 7:1-17.
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