In the same way, Christ did not exalt himself to become a high priest, but God who said to him,

You are my Son;
today I have become your Father,[a][b] (A)

also says in another place,

You are a priest forever
according to the order of Melchizedek.[c](B)

During his earthly life,[d] he offered prayers and appeals(C) with loud cries and tears(D) to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.

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Footnotes

  1. 5:5 Lit I have begotten you
  2. 5:5 Ps 2:7
  3. 5:6 Gn 14:18–20; Ps 110:4
  4. 5:7 Lit In the days of his flesh

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