Discovery BoxHebrews 5:4-5 
Context5:4 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
Context5:10 and he was designated 6 by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek. 7
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.
