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Good News Translation

Hebrews 5:3

And because he is himself weak, he must offer sacrifices not only for the sins of the people but also for his own sins.

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.
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 Every high priest is chosen from his fellow-men and appointed to serve God on their behalf, to offer sacrifices and offerings for sins. 2 Since he himself is weak in many ways, he is able to be gentle with those who are ignorant and make mistakes. 3 And because he is himself weak, he must offer sacrifices not only for the sins of the people but also for his own sins. 4 No one chooses for himself the honor of being a high priest. It is only by God's call that a man is made a high priest—just as Aaron was. 5 In the same way, Christ did not take upon himself the honor of being a high priest. Instead, God said to him, "You are my Son; today I have become your Father." 6 He also said in another place, "You will be a priest forever, in the priestly order of Melchizedek." 7 In his life on earth Jesus made his prayers and requests with loud cries and tears to God, who could save him from death. Because he was humble and devoted, God heard him. 8 But even though he was God's Son, he learned through his sufferings to be obedient. 9 When he was made perfect, 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 and his wife had another son. She said, "God has given me a son to replace Abel, whom Cain killed." So she named him Seth.
Genesis 5:2
He created them male and female, blessed them, and named them "Human Beings.")
Genesis 5:3
When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son who was like him, and he named him Seth.
Genesis 5:14
and died at the age of 910.
Genesis 5:16
and then lived another 830 years. He had other children
Job 14:4
Nothing clean can ever come from anything as unclean as human beings.
Job 25:4
Can anyone be righteous or pure in God's sight?
Psalms 51:5
I have been evil from the day I was born; from the time I was conceived, I have been sinful.
Luke 1:35
The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come on you, and God's power will rest upon you. For this reason the holy child will be called the Son of God.
John 3:6
A person is born physically of human parents, but is born spiritually of the 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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