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 high priest is a man chosen to represent other people in their dealings with God. He presents their gifts to God and offers sacrifices for their sins. 2And he is able to deal gently with ignorant and wayward people because he himself is subject to the same weaknesses. That is why he must offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as theirs. 4And 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. 5That is why Christ did not honor himself by assuming he could become High Priest. No, he was chosen by 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 7:27Unlike those other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices every day. They did this for their own sins first and then for the sins of the people. But Jesus did this once for all when he offered himself as the sacrifice for the people’s sins.
• Hebrews 9:7But only the high priest ever entered the Most Holy Place, and only once a year. And he always offered blood for his own sins and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.
• Exodus 29:12Put some of its blood on the horns of the altar with your finger, and pour out the rest at the base of the altar.
• Leviticus 4:3“If the high priest sins, bringing guilt upon the entire community, he must give a sin offering for the sin he has committed. He must present to the Lord a young bull with no defects.
• Leviticus 8:14Then Moses presented the bull for the sin offering. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the bull’s head,
• Leviticus 9:7Then Moses said to Aaron, “Come to the altar and sacrifice your sin offering and your burnt offering to purify yourself and the people. Then present the offerings of the people to purify them, making them right with the Lord, just as he has commanded.”
• Leviticus 16:6“Aaron will present his own bull as a sin offering to purify himself and his family, making them right with the Lord.

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