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href="/bsb/hebrews/5.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/hebrews/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />This is why he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/hebrews/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />That is why he must offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as theirs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/hebrews/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Because of this he is obligated to offer sacrifice for his own sins just as he does for those of the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hebrews/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/hebrews/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />and because of this, he is obligated to offer sacrifices for sins, so also for himself, just as for the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hebrews/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hebrews/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Because of this he is required as for the people, so also for himself, to offer <i>sacrifices</i> for sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hebrews/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and because of it he is obligated to offer <i>sacrifices</i> for sins for himself, as well as for the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hebrews/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and because of it he is obligated to offer sacrifices for sins, as for the people, so also for himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hebrews/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and because of it he is obligated to offer <i>sacrifices</i> for sins, as for the people, so also for himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hebrews/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and because of it, he is obligated, just as for the people, to also offer <i>sacrifices</i> for sins in the same way for himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hebrews/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and because of this [human weakness] he is required to offer <i>sacrifices</i> for sins, for himself as well as for the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hebrews/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because of this, he must make an offering for his own sins as well as for the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hebrews/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because of this, he must make a sin offering for himself as well as for the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hebrews/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and by reason thereof is bound, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hebrews/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />This is why he must offer sacrifices for his own sins and for the sins of others. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hebrews/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and by reason thereof is bound, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hebrews/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hebrews/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And because he is himself weak, he must offer sacrifices not only for the sins of the people but also for his own sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hebrews/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For that reason he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as for those of the people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hebrews/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hebrews/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and for this reason he is obligated to make sin offerings for himself as well as for the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hebrews/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Because of this, he must offer sacrifices for sins for the people, as well as for himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hebrews/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And by reason of this he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/hebrews/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And for this reason he is required to offer sin-offerings not only for the people but also for himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hebrews/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Because of this, he must offer sacrifices for sins for the people, as well as for himself. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hebrews/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and because of this [weakness] he ought, just as for the people, so also for himself, to bring forward [sacrifices] for sins;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/hebrews/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />and because of this, he is obligated to offer sacrifices for sins, so also for himself, just as for the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hebrews/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and because of this infirmity he ought, as for the people, so also for himself to offer for sins;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hebrews/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And for this he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to bring in for sins.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hebrews/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And therefore he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hebrews/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And because of this, he also must make such offerings for sins even for himself, in the same manner as for the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hebrews/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and so, for this reason, must make sin offerings for himself as well as for the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and because of this he must offer sacrifice for his own sins as well as for those of the people.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And he owes a debt for his own sake, that as for the people, in this way also for his own sake, he will make an offering for his sins.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/hebrews/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />and on account of this, he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to make offering for sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/hebrews/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />and on this account he has need, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer sacrifices for sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/hebrews/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And on this account he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer sacrifice for sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/hebrews/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />he is obliged to offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as for those of the people, besides, no man can assume<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/hebrews/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And for this reason he is required to offer sin-offerings not only for the people but also for himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/hebrews/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />and, on account of it, he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to make offering for sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/hebrews/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />and for this <i>reason</i> he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer <i>sacrifice</i> for sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hebrews/5-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-IAXXp5zcA?start=679" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/hebrews/5.htm">The Perfect High Priest</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is beset by weakness. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: di’ (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">That is why</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autēn (PPro-AF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/3784.htm" title="3784: opheilei (V-PIA-3S) -- Or, its prolonged form opheileo probably from the base of ophelos; to owe; figuratively, to be under obligation; morally, to fail in duty.">he is obligated</a> <a href="/greek/4374.htm" title="4374: prospherein (V-PNA) -- From pros and phero; to bear towards, i.e. Lead to, tender, treat.">to offer sacrifices</a> <a href="/greek/4012.htm" title="4012: peri (Prep) -- From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time."></a> <a href="/greek/3779.htm" title="3779: houtōs (Adv) -- Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows)."></a> <a href="/greek/4012.htm" title="4012: peri (Prep) -- From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.">for</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: hautou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">his own</a> <a href="/greek/266.htm" title="266: hamartiōn (N-GFP) -- From hamartano; a sin.">sins,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/2531.htm" title="2531: kathōs (Adv) -- According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.">as well as</a> <a href="/greek/4012.htm" title="4012: peri (Prep) -- From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.">for the sins of</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2992.htm" title="2992: laou (N-GMS) -- Apparently a primary word; a people.">people.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">4</span>No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/9-7.htm">Leviticus 9:7</a></span><br />Then Moses said to Aaron, “Approach the altar and sacrifice your sin offering and your burnt offering to make atonement for yourself and for the people. And sacrifice the people’s offering to make atonement for them, as the LORD has commanded.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-6.htm">Leviticus 16:6</a></span><br />Aaron is to present the bull for his sin offering and make atonement for himself and his household.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-11.htm">Leviticus 16:11</a></span><br />When Aaron presents the bull for his sin offering and makes atonement for himself and his household, he is to slaughter the bull for his own sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/4-3.htm">Leviticus 4:3</a></span><br />If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the LORD a young bull without blemish as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/4-14.htm">Leviticus 4:14-20</a></span><br />when they become aware of the sin they have committed, then the assembly must bring a young bull as a sin offering and present it before the Tent of Meeting. / The elders of the congregation are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD, and it shall be slaughtered before the LORD. / Then the anointed priest is to bring some of the bull’s blood into the Tent of Meeting, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/4-22.htm">Leviticus 4:22-26</a></span><br />When a leader sins unintentionally and does what is prohibited by any of the commandments of the LORD his God, he incurs guilt. / When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished male goat as his offering. / He is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD. It is a sin offering. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/4-27.htm">Leviticus 4:27-31</a></span><br />And if one of the common people sins unintentionally and does what is prohibited by any of the LORD’s commandments, he incurs guilt. / When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished female goat as his offering for that sin. / He is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place of the burnt offering. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/4-32.htm">Leviticus 4:32-35</a></span><br />If, however, he brings a lamb as a sin offering, he must bring an unblemished female. / And he is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it as a sin offering at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered. / Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/8-12.htm">Numbers 8:12</a></span><br />And the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and offer to the LORD one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, to make atonement for the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/28-15.htm">Numbers 28:15</a></span><br />In addition to the regular burnt offering with its drink offering, one male goat is to be presented to the LORD as a sin offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/3-14.htm">1 Samuel 3:14</a></span><br />Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, ‘The iniquity of Eli’s house shall never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-21.htm">2 Chronicles 29:21</a></span><br />They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And the king commanded the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-6.htm">Isaiah 53:6</a></span><br />We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a></span><br />for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-12.htm">Romans 5:12</a></span><br />Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.</p><p class="hdg">as.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/7-27.htm">Hebrews 7:27</a></b></br> Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/9-7.htm">Hebrews 9:7</a></b></br> But into the second <i>went</i> the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and <i>for</i> the errors of the people:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/29-12.htm">Exodus 29:12-19</a></b></br> And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put <i>it</i> upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm">Account</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-9.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/hebrews/5-2.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/matthew/9-26.htm">Hereof</a> <a href="/hebrews/5-2.htm">Infirmity</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-17.htm">Obligated</a> <a href="/hebrews/5-1.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-1.htm">Ought</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-7.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/philemon/1-8.htm">Required</a> <a href="/philippians/4-18.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/hebrews/5-1.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/hebrews/5-1.htm">Sin-Offerings</a> <a href="/hebrews/5-1.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-5.htm">Thereof</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/5-14.htm">Account</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-3.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-18.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/matthew/9-26.htm">Hereof</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-28.htm">Infirmity</a> <a href="/numbers/30-4.htm">Obligated</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-27.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/hebrews/5-12.htm">Ought</a> <a href="/hebrews/5-12.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-8.htm">Required</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-27.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-27.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-6.htm">Sin-Offerings</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-27.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-18.htm">Thereof</a><div class="vheading2">Hebrews 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hebrews/5-1.htm">The honor of our Savior's priesthood.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hebrews/5-11.htm">Negligence in the knowledge thereof is reproved.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The high priest had a divinely appointed role, as outlined in Leviticus, to mediate between God and the people. This obligation was not optional but a requirement of his office, emphasizing the seriousness and responsibility of his position. The high priest's role was to ensure that the sacrificial system was maintained, which was central to the Israelites' relationship with God.<p><b>to offer sacrifices for his own sins</b><br>The high priest, being human, was also a sinner and needed to offer sacrifices for his own sins before he could intercede for the people. This requirement is detailed in <a href="/leviticus/16-6.htm">Leviticus 16:6</a>, where Aaron, the first high priest, is instructed to make atonement for himself and his household. This highlights the imperfection of the Levitical priesthood and foreshadows the need for a perfect high priest, which is fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who is sinless and does not need to offer sacrifices for Himself.<p><b>as well as for the sins of the people</b><br>The high priest's role extended beyond personal atonement to include the sins of the entire nation. This communal aspect of the sacrificial system is seen in the Day of Atonement rituals (<a href="/leviticus/16-15.htm">Leviticus 16:15-16</a>), where the high priest made atonement for the people of Israel. This practice underscores the collective nature of sin and the need for a mediator. In the New Testament, Jesus is presented as the ultimate high priest who offers Himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all people, fulfilling and surpassing the Old Testament sacrificial system.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/high_priest.htm">High Priest</a></b><br>In the context of <a href="/bsb/hebrews/5.htm">Hebrews 5</a>, the high priest is a central figure who mediates between God and the people. He is responsible for offering sacrifices for sins, both for himself and for the people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sacrifices.htm">Sacrifices</a></b><br>These are offerings made to God, often involving the shedding of blood, as a means of atonement for sin. In the Old Testament, sacrifices were a key part of the Levitical priesthood.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sins.htm">Sins</a></b><br>Refers to the moral failings and transgressions against God's law, which necessitate atonement through sacrifice.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/people.htm">People</a></b><br>The community of believers or the Israelites, for whom the high priest offers sacrifices.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/o/old_testament_priesthood.htm">Old Testament Priesthood</a></b><br>The Levitical priesthood established under the Mosaic Law, which required priests to offer sacrifices for their own sins and the sins of the people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_high_priest.htm">The Role of the High Priest</a></b><br>The high priest serves as a mediator between God and humanity, highlighting the need for intercession due to sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_imperfection_of_the_old_covenant.htm">The Imperfection of the Old Covenant</a></b><br>The need for the high priest to offer sacrifices for his own sins points to the imperfection of the Old Covenant and the anticipation of a perfect High Priest in Jesus.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_universality_of_sin.htm">The Universality of Sin</a></b><br>Both the high priest and the people are in need of atonement, reminding us of the pervasive nature of sin and our need for a Savior.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_our_perfect_high_priest.htm">Christ as Our Perfect High Priest</a></b><br>Unlike the Levitical priests, Jesus, our High Priest, is sinless and offers Himself as the perfect sacrifice, fulfilling and surpassing the Old Testament system.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_light_of_christ's_sacrifice.htm">Living in Light of Christ's Sacrifice</a></b><br>Understanding the sufficiency of Christ's sacrifice should lead us to live lives of gratitude, obedience, and worship.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hebrews_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hebrews 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_was_jesus's_death_needed_for_sins.htm">Why was Jesus's death necessary for our sins?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_you_endure_and_persevere.htm">What does 'baptized into His death' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_christianity_and_judaism_differ.htm">How do Christianity and Judaism fundamentally differ?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'fall_from_grace'_mean.htm">What does 'fall from grace' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hebrews/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) To be closely joined with <a href="/hebrews/5-2.htm" title="Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.">Hebrews 5:2</a> : "Is compassed with infirmity, and by reason thereof is bound . . ." The law of the Day of Atonement required a sin-offering of a bullock and a burnt-offering of a ram for the high priest himself, and for the congregation a sin-offering of two he-goats and a burnt-offering of a ram. Over his own sin-offering the high priest made confession of sins, first for himself and his household, then for the priests; over the goat sent into the wilderness the sins of the people were confessed.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hebrews/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And by reason hereof he ought</span> (or, is <span class="accented">bound</span>, <span class="greek">ὀφείλει</span>), <span class="cmt_word">as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.</span> This obligation is evident in the case of the high priests of the Law. Consequently, their sin offering for themselves, in the first place, was a prominent part of the ceremonial of the Day of Atonement, which the writer may be supposed to have especially in view (<a href="/leviticus/16.htm">Leviticus 16</a>.). But can we suppose any corresponding necessity in the case of Christ? The argument does not absolutely require that we should, since the obligation of the Levitical high priest may be adduced only in proof of his own experience of <span class="greek">ἀσθενεία</span>. Christ, though under no such obligation, might still fulfill the requisites of a high priest, expressed in the case of sinful high priests by the obligation to offer for themselves; and we may (as Ebrard says) leave it to the writer to show hew he does fulfill them. Whether, however, there was in Christ's own experience anything corresponding to the high priest's offering for himself will be considered under vers. 7, 8. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hebrews/5-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">That is why</span><br /><span class="grk">δι’</span> <span class="translit">(di’)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he is obligated</span><br /><span class="grk">ὀφείλει</span> <span class="translit">(opheilei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3784.htm">Strong's 3784: </a> </span><span class="str2">Or, its prolonged form opheileo probably from the base of ophelos; to owe; figuratively, to be under obligation; morally, to fail in duty.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to offer sacrifices</span><br /><span class="grk">προσφέρειν</span> <span class="translit">(prospherein)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4374.htm">Strong's 4374: </a> </span><span class="str2">From pros and phero; to bear towards, i.e. Lead to, tender, treat.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="grk">περὶ</span> <span class="translit">(peri)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4012.htm">Strong's 4012: </a> </span><span class="str2">From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his own</span><br /><span class="grk">αὑτοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(hautou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sins,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἁμαρτιῶν</span> <span class="translit">(hamartiōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_266.htm">Strong's 266: </a> </span><span class="str2">From hamartano; a sin.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as well as</span><br /><span class="grk">καθὼς</span> <span class="translit">(kathōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2531.htm">Strong's 2531: </a> </span><span class="str2">According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for [the sins of]</span><br /><span class="grk">περὶ</span> <span class="translit">(peri)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4012.htm">Strong's 4012: </a> </span><span class="str2">From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(tou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">people.</span><br /><span class="grk">λαοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(laou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2992.htm">Strong's 2992: </a> </span><span class="str2">Apparently a primary word; a people.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hebrews/5-3.htm">Hebrews 5:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hebrews/5-3.htm">Hebrews 5:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hebrews/5-3.htm">Hebrews 5:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hebrews/5-3.htm">Hebrews 5:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hebrews/5-3.htm">Hebrews 5:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hebrews/5-3.htm">Hebrews 5:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hebrews/5-3.htm">Hebrews 5:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hebrews/5-3.htm">Hebrews 5:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hebrews/5-3.htm">Hebrews 5:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hebrews/5-3.htm">Hebrews 5:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hebrews/5-3.htm">NT Letters: Hebrews 5:3 Because of this he must offer sacrifices (Heb. 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