Thematic Bible: Appointed and called by God


Thematic Bible




And no man who is not given authority by God, as Aaron was, takes this honour for himself. In the same way Christ did not take for himself the glory of being made a high priest, but was given it by him who said, You are my Son, this day I have given you being:


For this reason, holy brothers, marked out to have a part in heaven, give thought to Jesus the representative and high priest of our faith; Who kept faith with God who gave him his place, even as Moses did in all his house.

And no man who is not given authority by God, as Aaron was, takes this honour for himself. In the same way Christ did not take for himself the glory of being made a high priest, but was given it by him who said, You are my Son, this day I have given you being:


Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain