4 And no one takes this honourable office upon himself, but only accepts it when called to it by God, as Aaron was.
5 So Christ also did not claim for Himself the honour of being made High Priest, but was appointed to it by Him who said to Him, "MY SON ART THOU: I HAVE TO-DAY BECOME THY FATHER;"
6 as also in another passage He says, "THOU ART A PRIEST FOR EVER, BELONGING TO THE ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK."
7 For Jesus during his earthly life offered up prayers and entreaties, crying aloud and weeping as He pleaded with Him who was able to bring Him in safety out of death, and He was delivered from the terror from which He shrank.
8 Although He was God's Son, yet He learned obedience from the sufferings which He endured;
9 and so, having been made perfect, He became to all who obey Him the source and giver of eternal salvation.
10 For God Himself addresses Him as a High Priest for ever, belonging to the order of Melchizedek.