Hebrews 5:3 “That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as w…”

Hebrews 5:3

That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

World English Bible

Because of this, he must offer sacrifices for sins for the people, as well as for himself.

American Standard Version

and by reason thereof is bound, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

Geneva Bible 1599

And for the sames sake he is bound to offer for sinnes, as well for his own part, as for ye peoples.

Darby Translation

and, on account of this [infirmity], he ought, even as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

Young's Literal Translation

and because of this infirmity he ought, as for the people, so also for himself to offer for sins;

Bible in Basic English

And being feeble, he has to make sin-offerings for himself as well as for the people.

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Cross references

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Hebrews 9:7 Leviticus 9:7 Leviticus 16:6 Hebrews 7:27 Leviticus 4:3–12 Leviticus 16:15

Hebrews 9:7 · BSB

But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.

Leviticus 9:7 · BSB

Then Moses said to Aaron, “Approach the altar and sacrifice your sin offering and your burnt offering to make atonement for yourself and for the people. And sacrifice the people’s offering to make atonement for them, as…

Leviticus 16:6 · BSB

Aaron is to present the bull for his sin offering and make atonement for himself and his household.

Hebrews 7:27 · BSB

Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.

Leviticus 4:3–12 · BSB

If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the LORD a young bull without blemish as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.

Leviticus 16:15 · BSB

Aaron shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and bring its blood behind the veil, and with its blood he must do as he did with the bull’s blood: He is to sprinkle it against the mercy seat and…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is subject to weakness.

4No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.

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