King James Version with Apocrypha
"And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron."
— Hebrews 5:4, King James Version with Apocrypha
“And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.”
“And no man taketh the honor unto himself, but when he is called of God, even as was Aaron. ”
“Nobody takes this honor on himself, but he is called by God, just like Aaron was.”
“And no one assumes this honor on his own initiative, but only when called to it by God, as in fact Aaron was.”
“Neither doth any man take the honour to himself, but he that is called by God, as Aaron was.”
“And no man who is not given authority by God, as Aaron was, takes this honour for himself.”
For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:
Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.
And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.
And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.
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.
As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;