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

1Every chief priest is chosen from humans to represent them in front of God, that is, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sin. 2The chief priest can be gentle with people who are ignorant and easily deceived, because he also has weaknesses. Because he has weaknesses, he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins in the same way that he does for the sins of his people. 4No one takes this honor for himself. Instead, God calls him as he called Aaron. 5So Christ did not take the glory of being a chief priest for himself. Instead, the glory was given to him by God, who said, “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 7:27We need a priest who doesn’t have to bring daily sacrifices as those chief priests did. First they brought sacrifices for their own sins, and then they brought sacrifices for the sins of the people. Jesus brought the sacrifice for the sins of the people once and for all when he sacrificed himself.
• Hebrews 9:7But only the chief priest went into the second part of the tent. Once a year he entered and brought blood that he offered for himself and for the things that the people did wrong unintentionally.
• Exodus 29:12Take some of the bull’s blood, and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger. Pour the rest of it out at the bottom of the altar.
• Leviticus 4:3“If the anointed priest does something wrong and brings guilt on the people, he must bring a bull that has no defects as an offering for sin to the Lord.
• Leviticus 8:14He brought the bull that was the offering for sin. Aaron and his sons placed their hands on its head.
• Leviticus 9:7Moses told Aaron, “Come to the altar and sacrifice an offering for sin and a burnt offering to make peace with the Lord for your sins and the sins of the people. Also make an offering for the people, to make peace with the Lord for them as the Lord commanded.”
• Leviticus 16:6“Aaron must sacrifice the bull as his own offering for sin. By doing this, he will make peace with the Lord for himself and his family.

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