4. But no one can have the honour of being a high priest simply by wanting to be one. Only God can choose a priest, and God is the one who chose Aaron.
5. That is how it was with Christ. He became a high priest, but not just because he wanted the honour of being one. It was God who told him,“You are my Son, because todayI have become your Father!”
6. In another place, God says,“You are a priest for everjust like Melchizedek.”
7. God had the power to save Jesus from death. And while Jesus was on earth, he begged God with loud crying and tears to save him. He truly worshipped God, and God listened to his prayers.
8. Jesus is God's own Son, but still he had to suffer before he could learn what it really means to obey God.
9. Suffering made Jesus perfect, and now he can save for ever all who obey him.
10. This is because God chose him to be a high priest like Melchizedek.