Modern Translations New International VersionAnd no one takes this honor on himself, but he receives it when called by God, just as Aaron was. New Living Translation And no one can become a high priest simply because he wants such an honor. He must be called by God for this work, just as Aaron was. English Standard Version And no one takes this honor for himself, but only when called by God, just as Aaron was. Berean Study Bible No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was. New American Standard Bible And no one takes the honor for himself, but receives it when he is called by God, just as Aaron also was. NASB 1995 And no one takes the honor to himself, but receives it when he is called by God, even as Aaron was. NASB 1977 And no one takes the honor to himself, but receives it when he is called by God, even as Aaron was. Amplified Bible And besides, one does not appropriate for himself the honor [of being high priest], but he who is called by God, just as Aaron was. Christian Standard Bible No one takes this honor on himself; instead, a person is called by God, just as Aaron was. Holman Christian Standard Bible No one takes this honor on himself; instead, a person is called by God, just as Aaron was. Contemporary English Version But no one can have the honor 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. Good News Translation No one chooses for himself the honor of being a high priest. It is only by God's call that a man is made a high priest--just as Aaron was. GOD'S WORD® Translation No one takes this honor for himself. Instead, God calls him as he called Aaron. International Standard Version No one takes this honor upon himself but he is called to it by God, just as Aaron was. NET Bible And no one assumes this honor on his own initiative, but only when called to it by God, as in fact Aaron was. Classic Translations King James BibleAnd no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron. New King James Version And no man takes this honor to himself, but he who is called by God, just as Aaron was. King James 2000 Bible And no man takes this honor unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron. New Heart English Bible Nobody takes this honor on himself, but he is called by God, just like Aaron was. World English Bible Nobody takes this honor on himself, but he is called by God, just like Aaron was. American King James Version And no man takes this honor to himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron. American Standard Version And no man taketh the honor unto himself, but when he is called of God, even as was Aaron. A Faithful Version Now no man takes the honor of the high priesthood upon himself, but only he who is called by God, in the same way as Aaron also was called. Darby Bible Translation And no one takes the honour to himself but [as] called by God, even as Aaron also. English Revised Version And no man taketh the honour unto himself, but when he is called of God, even as was Aaron. Webster's Bible Translation And no man taketh this honor to himself, but he that is called by God, as was Aaron: Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587And no man taketh this honor vnto him selfe, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron. Bishops' Bible of 1568 And no man taketh the honour vnto hym selfe, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron. Coverdale Bible of 1535 And noma taketh ye honoure vnto himselfe, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron. Tyndale Bible of 1526 And no man taketh honour vnto him silfe but he that is called of God as was Aaron. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand no one takes the honor to himself, but he who is called by God, as also Aaron. Berean Literal Bible And no one takes upon himself the honor, but rather being called by God, just as Aaron also. Young's Literal Translation and no one to himself doth take the honour, but he who is called by God, as also Aaron: Smith's Literal Translation And not any takes this honour to himself; but the called of God, as also Aaron. Literal Emphasis Translation And no one takes to himself the valuing, but rather being called by God, just as was also Aaron. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleNeither doth any man take the honour to himself, but he that is called by God, as Aaron was. Catholic Public Domain Version Neither does anyone take up this honor himself, but rather he who is called by God, just as Aaron was. Translations from Aramaic Aramaic Bible in Plain EnglishAnd it was not for himself that a man took the honor, but he who was called by God, just as Aaron. Lamsa Bible And no man takes this honor unto himself, but only he who is called of God as was Aar’on. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd no one takes this honor to himself, but he that is called by God, as Aaron also was called. Godbey New Testament And no one takes this honor to himself, but the one called of God, as indeed Aaron was. Haweis New Testament And no man assumes to himself this honour, but he who is called of God, even as Aaron was. Mace New Testament to himself the honour of the priesthood: he must be called thereto by God, as Aaron was. Weymouth New Testament And no one takes this honourable office upon himself, but only accepts it when called to it by God, as Aaron was. Worrell New Testament And no one takes the honor to himself, but, when called by God, as was also Aaron. Worsley New Testament And no one taketh this honor to himself, but he that is called by God, as Aaron was.     |