Hebrews 5:3

Hebrews 5:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.
• New International Version (NIV)This is why he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Because of this he is obligated to offer sacrifice for his own sins just as he does for those of the people.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Because of this he is required as for the people, so also for himself, to offer sacrifices for sins.

Context of Hebrews 5:3

1For every high priest taken from among men is appointed in matters pertaining to God for the people, to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins. 2He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he is also clothed with weakness. Because of this, he must make an offering for his own sins as well as for the people. 4No one takes this honor on himself; instead, a person is called by God, just as Aaron was. 5In 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,

Hebrews 5:3 word by word

καὶ δι᾽ αὐτὴν ὀφείλει, καθὼς περὶ τοῦ λαοῦ οὕτως καὶ περὶ αὐτοῦ προσφέρειν περὶ ἁμαρτιῶν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• by reason hereofδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• by reason hereofοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• he oughtὀφείλωopheilō opheileō · to oweG3784
• asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• forπερίperi · aboutG4012
• the peopleὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• himselfἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• to offerπροσφέρωprospherō · to bring toG4374
• forὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228
• sinsἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266

Cross-references for Hebrews 5:3

• Hebrews 7:27He doesn’t need to offer sacrifices every day, as high priests do — first for their own sins, then for those of the people. He did this once for all time when he offered himself.
• Hebrews 9:7But the high priest alone enters the second room, and he does that only once a year, and never without blood, which he offers for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.
• Exodus 29:12Take some of the bull’s blood and apply it to the horns of the altar with your finger; then pour out all the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
• Leviticus 4:3“If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he is to present to the Lord a young, unblemished bull as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.
• Leviticus 8:14Then he brought the bull near for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull for the sin offering.
• Leviticus 9:7Then Moses said to Aaron, “Approach the altar and sacrifice your sin offering and your burnt offering; make atonement for yourself and the people. Sacrifice the people’s offering and make atonement for them, as the Lord commanded.”
• Leviticus 16:6“Aaron will present the bull for his sin offering and make atonement for himself and his household.

Commentaries on Hebrews 5:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3And by reason hereof - As he is also a transgressor of the commands of God, and unable to observe the law in its spirituality, he must offer sacrifices for sin, not only for the people, but for himself also: this must teach him to have a fellow feeling for others.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And by reason hereof - Because he is a sinner; an imperfect man. “As for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.” To make an expiation for sins. He needs the same atonement; he offers the sacrifice for himself which he does for others; Leviticus 9:7. The same thing is true of the ministers of religion now. They come before God feeling that they have need of the benefit of the same atonement which they preach to others; they plead the merits of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3On the Day of Atonement, the high priest had to offer sacrifices for himself and his family before offering sacrifices for the people (Leviticus 16:11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. by reason hereof--"on account of this" infirmity. he ought ... also for himself, to offer for sins--the Levitical priest ought; in this our High Priest is superior to the Levitical. The second "for" is a different Greek term from the first; "in behalf of the people ... on account of sins."Read the comment

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Commentaries on Hebrews 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings