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New Living Translation

Hebrews 5:3

That is why he must offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as theirs.

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 (1611)
And by reason heereof hee ought as for the people, so also for himselfe, to offer for sinnes.
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 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 Every 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. 2 And he is able to deal gently with ignorant and wayward people because he himself is subject to the same weaknesses. 3 That is why he must offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as theirs. 4 And 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. 5 That 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." 6 And in another passage God said to him, "You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek." 7 While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God. 8 Even though Jesus was God's Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered. 9 In this way, God qualified him as a perfect High Priest, and he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who 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
Adam had sexual relations with his wife again, and she gave birth to another son. She named him Seth, for she said, "God has granted me another son in place of Abel, whom Cain killed."
Genesis 5:2
He created them male and female, and he blessed them and called them "human."
Genesis 5:3
When Adam was 130 years old, he became the father of a son who was just like him—in his very image. He named his son Seth.
Genesis 5:14
Kenan lived 910 years, and then he died.
Genesis 5:16
After the birth of Jared, Mahalalel lived another 830 years, and he had other sons and daughters.
Job 14:4
Who can bring purity out of an impure person? No one!
Job 25:4
How can a mortal be innocent before God? Can anyone born of a woman be pure?
Psalms 51:5
For I was born a sinner— yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.
Luke 1:35
The angel replied, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God.
John 3:6
Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life.

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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