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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025
the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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King James Version (1611 Edition)

Hebrews 5:3

And by reason heereof hee ought as for the people, so also for himselfe, to offer for sinnes.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Atonement;   Minister, Christian;   Priest;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - High Priest, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Priest;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Burnt Offering;   Melchizedek;   Priest;   Sacrifice;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Hebrews;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hebrews, Epistle to;   Number;   Priest;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Day of Atonement ;   Hebrews Epistle to the;   Priest (2);  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Christ, Offices of;   Ezra;   Hebrews, Epistle to the;   Here;   Priest, High;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Because of this, he must make an offering for his own sins as well as for the people.
King James Version
And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.
English Standard Version
Because of this he is obligated to offer sacrifice for his own sins just as he does for those of the people.
New American Standard Bible
and because of it he is obligated to offer sacrifices for sins for himself, as well as for the people.
New Century Version
Because he is weak, the high priest must offer sacrifices for his own sins and also for the sins of the people.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and because of it he is obligated to offer sacrifices for sins, as for the people, so also for himself.
Legacy Standard Bible
and because of it, he is obligated, just as for the people, to also offer sacrifices for sins in the same way for himself.
Berean Standard Bible
That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.
Contemporary English Version
That is why he must offer sacrifices for his own sins and for the sins of others.
Complete Jewish Bible
Also, because of this weakness, he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as those of the people.
Darby Translation
and, on account of this [infirmity], he ought, even as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.
Easy-to-Read Version
He offers sacrifices for their sins, but he must also offer sacrifices for his own sins.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And for the sames sake he is bound to offer for sinnes, as wel for his own part, as for ye peoples.
George Lamsa Translation
Because of these, he is obliged, just as he offers sacrifices for the people, likewise to offer for himself on account of his own sins.
Good News Translation
And because he is himself weak, he must offer sacrifices not only for the sins of the people but also for his own sins.
Lexham English Bible
and because of it he is obligated to offer sacrifices for sins for himself also, as well as for the people.
Literal Translation
And because of this he ought to offer for sins as concerning the people, so also concerning himself.
Amplified Bible
and because of this [human weakness] he is required to offer sacrifices for sins, for himself as well as for the people.
American Standard Version
and by reason thereof is bound, 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.
Hebrew Names Version
Because of this, he must offer sacrifices for sins for the people, as well as for himself.
International Standard Version
For that reason he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as for those of the people.Leviticus 4:3; 9:7; Hebrews 7:27; 9:7;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And on this account he is obligated as on the behalf of the people, so (also) for himself, to offer up for his sins.
Murdock Translation
And, therefore, he is obliged as for the people, so also for himself, to present an offering for his sins.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And for ye same [infirmitie] he is bounde to offer for sinnes, aswell for hym selfe, as for the people.
English Revised Version
and by reason thereof is bound, 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.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And because hereof it behoveth him, as for the people, so also for himself to offer for sins.
Weymouth's New Testament
And for this reason he is required to offer sin-offerings not only for the people but also for himself.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And therfor he owith, as for the puple, so also for hym silf, to offre for synnes.
Update Bible Version
and by reason thereof is bound, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.
Webster's Bible Translation
And by reason of this he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.
New English Translation
and for this reason he is obligated to make sin offerings for himself as well as for the people.
New King James Version
Because of this he is required as for the people, so also for himself, to offer sacrifices for sins.
New Living Translation
That is why he must offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as theirs.
New Life Bible
Because he is weak himself, he must give gifts to God for his own sins as well as for the sins of the people.
New Revised Standard
and because of this he must offer sacrifice for his own sins as well as for those of the people.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, for this cause, is he obliged - as for the people, so also, for himself, - to be offering for sins;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And therefore he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.
Revised Standard Version
Because of this he is bound to offer sacrifice for his own sins as well as for those of the people.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For the which infirmities sake he is bounde to offer for synnes as well for hys awne parte as for the peoples.
Young's Literal Translation
and because of this infirmity he ought, as for the people, so also for himself to offer for sins;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Therfore is he bounde to offer for synnes, as well for him selfe as for ye people.
Mace New Testament (1729)
he is obliged to offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as for those of the people. besides, no man can assume
Simplified Cowboy Version
The trail guides before had to offer their own sacrifices for the mistakes they made as well.

Contextual Overview

1 For euery high Priest taken from among men, is ordeined for men in things pertaining to God, that hee may offer both giftes & sacrifices for sins. 2 Who can haue compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way, for that he himselfe also is compassed with infirmitie. 3 And by reason heereof hee ought as for the people, so also for himselfe, to offer for sinnes. 4 And no man taketh this honour vnto himselfe, but hee that is called of God, as was Aaron. 5 So also, Christ glorified not himselfe, to bee made an High Priest: but hee that saide vnto him, Thou art my Sonne, to day haue I begotten thee. 6 As he saith also in another place, Thou art a Priest for euer after the order of Melchisedec. 7 Who in the dayes of his flesh, when hee had offered vp prayers and supplications, with strong crying and teares, vnto him that was able to saue him from death, and was heard, in that he feared. 8 Though hee were a Sonne, yet learned hee obedience, by the things which he suffered: 9 And being made perfect, he became the authour of eternall saluation vnto all them that obey him,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

as: Hebrews 7:27, Hebrews 9:7, Exodus 29:12-19, Leviticus 4:3-12, Leviticus 8:14-21, Leviticus 9:7, Leviticus 16:6, Leviticus 16:15

Reciprocal: Leviticus 9:2 - a young Leviticus 9:15 - General Nehemiah 12:30 - themselves 1 Thessalonians 5:14 - be

Cross-References

Genesis 4:25
And Adam knew his wife againe, and she bare a sonne, & called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed mee another seed in stead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
Genesis 5:2
Male and female created hee them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
Genesis 5:3
And Adam liued an hundred and thirtie yeeres, and begate a sonne in his owne likenesse, after his image; and called his name Seth.
Genesis 5:14
And al the dayes of Cainan were nine hundred & ten yeres; and he died.
Genesis 5:16
And Mahalaleel liued after he begate Iared, eight hundred and thirtie yeeres, and begate sonnes & daughters.
Job 14:4
Who can bring a cleane thing out of an vncleane? not one.
Job 25:4
How then can man bee iustified with God? or how can he be cleane that is borne of a woman?
Psalms 51:5
Behold, I was shapen in iniquitie: and in sinne did my mother conceiue me.
Luke 1:35
And the Angel answered and said vnto her, The holy Ghost shall come vpon thee, and the power of the Highest shall ouershadow thee. Therefore also that holy thing which shall bee borne of thee, shall bee called the sonne of God.
John 3:6
That which is borne of the flesh, is flesh, and that which is borne of the spirit, is spirit.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And by reason hereof,.... Because of his sinful infirmity:

he ought, as for the people, so also for himself to offer for sins; as he offered sacrifice for the sins of the people, so he was obliged to offer for his own sins; in this Christ differed from the high priest, for he had no sin of his own to offer for, Hebrews 7:27 but he had, and therefore offered for them, Leviticus 16:11 and made a confession of them: the form of which, as used on the day of atonement, was this;

"he put both his hands upon the bullock, and confessed, and thus he said: I beseech thee, O Lord, I have done wickedly, I have transgressed, I have sinned before thee, I and my house; I beseech thee, O Lord, pardon the iniquities, transgressions, and sins, which I have done wickedly, transgressed, and sinned before thee, I and my house.''

And this he did a second time on that day z.

z Misna Yoma, c. 3. sect. 8. & c. 4. sect. 2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And 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 the same blood for their own salvation which they show to be indispensable for the salvation of others.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Hebrews 5:3. And 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.


 
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