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 

Hebrews 5:10

5:10 and he was designated ⁶  by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek. ⁷ 

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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.

⁶ tn Grk “having been designated,” continuing the thought of Heb 5:9.

⁷ sn The phrase in the order of Melchizedek picks up the quotation from Ps 110:4 in Heb 5:6.