Hebrews 8:3

Hebrews 8:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer.
• New International Version (NIV)Every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, and so it was necessary for this one also to have something to offer.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; thus it is necessary for this priest also to have something to offer.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. Therefore it is necessary that this One also have something to offer.

Context of Hebrews 8:3

1The main point we want to make is this: We do have this kind of chief priest. This chief priest holds the honored position—the one next to the majestic God [the Father] on the heavenly throne. 2He serves as priest of the holy place and of the true tent set up by the Lord and not by any human. Every chief priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices. Therefore, this chief priest had to offer something. 4If he were on earth, he would not even be a priest. On earth ⌞other⌟ priests offer gifts by following the instructions that Moses gave. 5They serve at a place that is a pattern, a shadow, of what is in heaven. When Moses was about to make the tent, God warned him, “Be sure to make everything based on the plan I showed you on the mountain.”

Hebrews 8:3 word by word

πᾶς γὰρ ἀρχιερεὺς εἰς τὸ προσφέρειν δῶρά τε καὶ θυσίας καθίσταται· ὅθεν ἀναγκαῖον ἔχειν τι καὶ τοῦτον ὃ προσενέγκῃ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• high priestἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• is ordainedκαθίστημιkathistēmi · to appoint/conductG2525
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• offerπροσφέρωprospherō · to bring toG4374
• ·τεte · and/bothG5037
• giftsδῶρονdōron · giftG1435
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• sacrificesθυσίαthusia · sacrificeG2378
• whereforeὅθενhothen · whenceG3606
• of necessityἀναγκαῖοςanagkaios · necessaryG316
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• this manοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• somewhatτιςtis · oneG5100
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588

Cross-references for Hebrews 8:3

• Hebrews 5:1Every chief priest is chosen from humans to represent them in front of God, that is, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sin.
• 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 9:14The blood of Christ, who had no defect, does even more. Through the eternal Spirit he offered himself to God and cleansed our consciences from the useless things we had done. Now we can serve the living God.
• Hebrews 10:9Then Christ says, “I have come to do what you want.” He did away with sacrifices in order to establish the obedience that God wants.
• John 6:51I am the living bread that came from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. The bread I will give to bring life to the world is my flesh.”
• Ephesians 5:2Live in love as Christ also loved us. He gave his life for us as an offering and sacrifice, a soothing aroma to God.

Commentaries on Hebrews 8:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Every high priest is ordained - , Is set apart, for this especial work. Gifts and sacrifices - · Eucharistic offerings, and sacrifices for sin. By the former, God's government of the universe, and his benevolence to his creatures in providing for their support, were acknowledged. By the latter, the destructive and ruinous nature of sin, and the necessity of an atonement, were confessed. Wherefore - of necessity - If Christ be a high priest, and it be…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices - This is a general statement about the functions of the high priest. It was the uniqueness of the office; it constituted its essence, that some gift or sacrifice was to be presented. This was indisputable in regard to the Jewish high priest, and this is involved in the nature of the priestly office everywhere. A “priest” is one who offers sacrifice, mainly in behalf of others. The principles…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Every high priest must offer gifts and sacrifices. Since offering sacrifices is a general duty of priests, Jesus also needed to offer a sacrifice. This verse repeats what was mentioned in the first verse of the earlier discussion (Hebrews 5:1), marking another important section in the book.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. For--assigning his reason for calling him "minister of the sanctuary" (He 8:2). somewhat--He does not offer again His once for all completed sacrifice. But as the high priest did not enter the Holy Place without blood, so Christ has entered the heavenly Holy Place with His own blood. That "blood of sprinkling" is in heaven. And is thence made effectual to sprinkle believers as the end of their election (1Pe 1:2). The term "consecrate" as a priest, is…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 8:3

• Priest

In the dictionaries

• High priest
• Admonish
• Uttermost
• Christ, Offices of
• Congregation
• Faithful; Faithfulness
• Gebal
• Hebrews, Epistle to the
• Jeroham
• Joelah

Commentaries on Hebrews 8

• 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