Hebrews 5:4 BSB — MannaFest

Hebrews 5:4

No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And no man taketh the honor unto himself, but when he is called of God, even as was Aaron.

KJV

And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.

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Commentary

4 voices

Apostolic Constitutions

Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book 3 (380)

Neither do we permit the laity to perform any of the offices belonging to the priesthood; as, for instance, neither the sacrifice, nor baptism, nor the laying on of hands, nor the blessing, whether the smaller or the greater: for "no one taketh this honour to himself, but he that is called of God." For such sacred offices are conferred by the laying on of the hands of the bishop. But a person to whom such an office is not committed, but he seizes upon it for himself, he shall undergo the punishment of Uzziah.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

The apostle begins here to treat of the priesthood of Christ. The sum of what he observes concerning it is, Whatever is excellent in the Levitical priesthood is in Christ, and in a more eminent manner; and whatever is wanting in those priests is in him.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

This honor - Την τιμην undoubtedly signifies here the office, which is one meaning of the word in the best Greek writers. It is here an honorable office, because the man is the high priest of God, and is appointed by God himself to that office. But he that is called of God, as was Aaron - God himself appointed the tribe and family out of which the high priest was to be taken, and Aaron and his sons were expressly chosen by God to fill the office of the high priesthood.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The sin of Korah was, not content with the ministry as a Levite, he took the sacerdotal priesthood also. No Christian minister, as such, is ever called Hiereus, that is, sacrificing priest. All Christians, without distinction, whether ministers or people, have a metaphorical, not a literal, priesthood.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
οὐχ	ouch	not	G3756 →
ἑαυτῷ	he'autō	upon himself	G1438 →
τις	tis	anyone	G5100 →
λαμβάνει	lambanei	takes	G2983 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
τιμὴν	timēn	honor	G5092 →
ἀλλὰ	alla	but rather	G235 →
καλούμενος	kaloumenos	being called	G2564 →
ὑπὸ	hupo	by	G5259 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ	theou	God	G2316 →
καθώσπερ	kathōsper	just as
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
Ἀαρών.	Aarōn	Aaron.	G2 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Exodus 28:1
“Next, have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to serve Me as priests.
leads to
- Numbers 18:7
  But only you and your sons shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and what is inside the veil, and you are to perform that service. I am giving you the…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Numbers 16:5
Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him and who is holy, and He will bring that person near to Himself. The one…
leads to
- Psalms 65:4
  Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple.
- Numbers 17:5
  The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid Myself of the constant grumbling of the Israelites against you.”
- 2 Timothy 2:19
  Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
- Leviticus 10:3
  Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I…
Through
2 Chronicles 26:18
They took their stand against King Uzziah and said, “Uzziah, you have no right to offer incense to the LORD. Only the priests, the descendants of Aaron, are consecrated to burn incense. Leave the…
leads to
- Exodus 30:7–8
  And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps.
Through
1 Chronicles 23:13
The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce…
leads to
- Deuteronomy 21:5
  And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every…
- Exodus 6:20
  And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.

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