Hebrews 5:4-5
5:4 And no one assumes this honor 1 on his own initiative, 2 but only when called to it by God, 3 as in fact Aaron was.
5:5 So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming high priest, but the one who glorified him was God, 4 who said to him, “You are my Son! Today I have fathered you,” 5
1 sn Honor refers here to the honor of the high priesthood.
2 tn Grk “by himself, on his own.”
3 tn Grk “being called by God.”
4 tn Grk “the one”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Grk “I have begotten you”; see Heb 1:5.
sn A quotation from Ps 2:7.