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So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming high priest, but the one who glorified him was God,[a] who said to him, “You are my Son! Today I have fathered you,”[b] as also in another place God[c] says, “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”[d]

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  1. Hebrews 5:5 tn Grk “the one”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. Hebrews 5:5 tn Grk “I have begotten you”; see Heb 1:5.sn A quotation from Ps 2:7.
  3. Hebrews 5:6 tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  4. Hebrews 5:6 sn A quotation from Ps 110:4.

In the same way, Christ did not take on himself the glory(A) of becoming a high priest.(B) But God said(C) to him,

“You are my Son;
    today I have become your Father.”[a](D)

And he says in another place,

“You are a priest forever,
    in the order of Melchizedek.(E)[b](F)

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  1. Hebrews 5:5 Psalm 2:7
  2. Hebrews 5:6 Psalm 110:4