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No one takes this honor upon himself but he is called to it by God, just as Aaron was.

The Messiah’s Qualifications as High Priest

In the same way, the Messiah[a] did not take upon himself the glory of being a high priest. No, it was God who said[b] to him,

“You are my Son.
    Today I have become your Father.”[c]

As he also says in another place,

“You are a priest forever
    according to the order of Melchizedek.”[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 5:5 Or Christ
  2. Hebrews 5:5 Lit. He said
  3. Hebrews 5:5 Cf. Ps 2:7
  4. Hebrews 5:6 Cf. Ps 110:4

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