Hebrews 5:4-6

J.B. Phillips New Testament

⁴ Note also that nobody chooses for himself the honour of being a High Priest, but he is called by God to the work, as was Aaron, the first High Priest in ancient times.

⁵ Thus we see that the Christ did not choose for himself the glory of being High Priest, but he was honoured by the one who said: ‘You are my Son, today I have begotten you’.

⁶ And he says in another passage: ‘You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek’.