Hebrews 5:4
World English Bible (WEB)
Nobody takes this honor on himself, but he is called by God, just like Aaron was.
In context
2 The high priest can deal gently with those who are ignorant and going astray, because he himself is also surrounded with weakness.
3 Because of this, he must offer sacrifices for sins for the people, as well as for himself.
4 Nobody takes this honor on himself, but he is called by God, just like Aaron was.
5 So also Christ didn’t glorify himself to be made a high priest, but it was he who said to him, “You are my Son. Today I have become your father.”
6 As he says also in another place, “You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.”
Hebrews 5:4 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Nobody takes this honor on himself, but he is called by God, just like Aaron was.
- KJV King James Version
- And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And no man taketh the honor unto himself, but when he is called of God, even as was Aaron.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and no one to himself doth take the honour, but he who is called by God, as also Aaron:
- DBY Darby Translation
- And no one takes the honour to himself but [as] called by God, even as Aaron also.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And no man taketh this honor to himself, but he that is called by God, as was Aaron: