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Hebrews 5:4 KJV
Hebrews · chapter 5 · verse 4
And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.Hebrews 5:4 · King James Version
Hebrews 5:4 in context
2Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.
3And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.
4And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.
5So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.
6As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
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Key words (Strong's)
- himselfheautouhimself, herself, itself, themselvesG1438 →
- takethlambanōto take, to take with the hand, lay hold of, any person or thing in order to use it, to…G2983 →
- honourtimēa valuing by which the price is fixed, of the price itself, of the price paid or received…G5092 →
- calledkaleōto call, to call aloud, utter in a loud voice, to invite, to callG2564 →
- Godtheosa god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities, the Godhead, trinity, God the…G2316 →
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We have here an account of the nature of the priestly office in general, though with an accommodation to the Lord Jesus Christ. We are told, I. Of what kind of beings the high priest must be. He must be taken from among men;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9