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 by reason of it he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins. 4And no man taketh this honour to himself, but he that is called by God, as was Aaron. So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said to 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 Melchizedek. 7Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears to him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;

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
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• glorifiedδοξάζωdoxazō · to glorifyG1392
• notοὐou · noG3756
• himselfἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• madeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• priestἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• saidλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Thouσύsu · youG4771
• artεἶei · you areG1488
• myμοῦmou · of meG3450
• Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• dayσήμερονsēmeron · todayG4594
• haveγεννάωgennaō · to begetG1080
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• theeσέse · youG4571

Cross-references for Hebrews 5:5

• John 7:18He that speaketh from himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
• John 8:54Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:
• Hebrews 1:5For to which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?
• Psalms 2:7I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said to me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
• Micah 5:2But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou art little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth to me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
• John 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
• Acts 13:33God hath fulfilled the same to us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
• Romans 8:3For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, 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

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• 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