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Hebrews 5:4-5

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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.



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