Hebrews 5:5

Hebrews 5:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So 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.
• New International Version (NIV)In the same way, Christ did not take on himself the glory of becoming a high priest. But God said to him, “You are my Son; today I have become your Father.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him, "You are my Son, today I have begotten you";
• New King James Version (NKJV)So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest, but it was He who said to Him: “You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.”

Context of Hebrews 5:5

3and because of it he is obligated to offer sacrifices for sins for himself, as well as for the people. 4And no one takes the honor for himself, but receives it when he is called by God, just as Aaron also was. So too Christ did not glorify Himself in becoming a high priest, but it was He who said to Him, “You are My Son, Today I have fathered You”; 6just as He also says in another passage, “You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek.” 7In the days of His humanity, He offered up both prayers and pleas with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His devout behavior.

Hebrews 5:5 word by word

οὕτως καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς οὐχ ἑαυτὸν ἐδόξασεν γενηθῆναι ἀρχιερέα ἀλλ᾽ ὁ λαλήσας πρὸς αὐτόν· υἱός μου εἶ σύ, ἐγὼ σήμερον γεγέννηκά σε.Read the interlinear

• Soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• tooκαίkai · andG2532
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• did not glorifyδοξάζωdoxazō · to glorifyG1392
• Himselfἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• becomingγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• highἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• He whoτίςtis · which?G5101
• saidλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• You are My Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• Todayσήμερονsēmeron · todayG4594
• I have fatheredγεννάωgennaō · to begetG1080

Cross-references for Hebrews 5:5

• John 7:18The one who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who is seeking the glory of the One who sent Him, He is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.
• John 8:54Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; it is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God’;
• Hebrews 1:5For to which of the angels did He ever say, “You are My Son, Today I have fathered You”? And again, “I will be a Father to Him And He will be a Son to Me”?
• Psalms 2:7“I will announce the decree of the Lord: He said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have fathered You.
• Micah 5:2But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From you One will come forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His times of coming forth are from long ago, From the days of eternity.”
• John 3:16“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life.
• Acts 13:33that God has fulfilled this promise to those of us who are the descendants by raising Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have fathered You.’
• Romans 8:3For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh,

Commentaries on Hebrews 5:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Christ glorified not himself - The man Jesus Christ, was also appointed by God to this most awful yet glorious office, of being the High Priest of the whole human race. The Jewish high priest represented this by the sacrifices of beasts which he offered; the Christian High Priest must offer his own life: Jesus Christ did so; and, rising from the dead, he ascended to heaven, and there ever appeareth in the presence of God for us. Thus he has reassumed the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5So also Christ glorified not himself; - see the notes at John 8:54. The meaning is, that Jesus was not ambitious; that he did not obtrude himself into the great office of high priest; he did not enter upon its duties without being regularly called to it. Paul claimed that Christ held that office; but, as he was not descended front Aaron, and as no one might perform its duties without being regularly called to it, it was incumbent on him to show that Jesus…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6The author connects Psalms 2:7 and 110:4 because both passages feature God speaking to his Son. The exalted Son, who became human (Hebrews 1–2), is appointed by God to a special high priesthood.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. glorified not himself--did not assume the glory of the priestly office of Himself without the call of God (Joh 8:54). but he that said--that is, the Father glorified Him or appointed Him to the priesthood. This appointment was involved in, and was the result of, the Sonship of Christ, which qualified Him for it. None but the divine Son could have fulfilled such an office (He 10:5-9). The connection of Sonship and priesthood is typified in the Hebrew…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 5:5

• Fear of God
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Commentaries on Hebrews 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings