Hebrews 5:4-5

5:4 And no one assumes this honor ¹  on his own initiative, ²  but only when called to it by God, ³  as in fact Aaron was. 5:5 So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming high priest, but the one who glorified him was God, ⁴  who said to him, “You are my Son! Today I have fathered you,” ⁵ 

Hebrews 5:10

5:10 and he was designated ⁶  by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek. ⁷ 

[5:4]  ¹ sn Honor refers here to the honor of the high priesthood.

[5:4]  ² tn Grk “by himself, on his own.”

[5:4]  ³ tn Grk “being called by God.”

[5:5]  ⁴ tn Grk “the one”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:5]  ⁵ tn Grk “I have begotten you”; see Heb 1:5.

[5:10]  ⁶ tn Grk “having been designated,” continuing the thought of Heb 5:9.

[5:10]  ⁷ sn The phrase in the order of Melchizedek picks up the quotation from Ps 110:4 in Heb 5:6.