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Hebrews 5:5-6 KJV
Hebrews · chapter 5 · verses 5–6
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.Hebrews 5:5-6 · King James Version
Hebrews 5:5-6 in context
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.
7Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
8Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
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- glorifieddoxazōto think, suppose, be of opinion, to praise, extol, magnify, celebrate, to honour, do…G1392 →
- begottengennaōof men who fathered children, to be born, to be begotten, of women giving birth to…G1080 →
- himselfheautouhimself, herself, itself, themselvesG1438 →
- ChristchristosChrist = " anointed" , Christ was [and is], anointedG5547 →
- priestarchiereuschief priest, high priest, the high priests, these comprise in addition to one holding…G749 →
- priesthiereusa priest, one who offers sacrifices and in general in busied with sacred rites, referring…G2409 →
- saithlegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- afterkatadown from, through out, according to, toward, alongG2596 →
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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