And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.
KJV
Parallel translations
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And no man taketh the honor unto himself, but when he is called of God, even as was Aaron.
WEB
No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.
YLT
and no one to himself doth take the honour, but he who is called by God, as also Aaron:
DBT
And no one takes the honour to himself but [as] called byGod, even as Aaron also.
About this book
New Testament▾
About this book
New TestamentHebrews — The NT's most sustained Old-Testament argument — an extended demonstration that Jesus is ‘better than’ every institution Judaism knew. Priesthood, covenant, tabernacle, sacrifice: all fulfilled in one great high priest.
- Author
- Unknown — the book itself does not name its author. Traditional attribution is Pauline (Clement of Alexandria, Origen, much of the Eastern church); Luther proposed Apollos; Tertullian preferred Barnabas; Harnack proposed Priscilla. Site does not adjudicate
- Date
- Mid-to-late 1st century AD, almost certainly before AD 70 (the book argues against the ongoing Temple liturgy as if the Temple still stands)