Hebrews 5:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Hebrews 5:3

Qualifications for High Priesthood

1 For every high priest taken from among men ^ais appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.

2 He can¹ have compassion on those who are ignorant and going astray, since he himself is also subject to ^aweakness.

3 Because of this he is required as for the people, so also for ^ahimself, to offer sacrifices for sins.

4 And no man takes this honor to himself, but he who is called by God, just as ^aAaron was.

A Priest Forever

5 ^aSo also Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest, but it was He who said to Him:
^b“You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You.”

6 As He also says in another place:
^a“You are a priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek”;

Verse Comparison: Hebrews 5:3

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American Standard Version
and by reason thereof is bound, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

Amplified® Bible
And because of this he is obliged to offer sacrifice for his own sins, as well as for those of the people.

Contemporary English Version
That is why he must offer sacrifices for his own sins and for the sins of others.

Darby English Version
and, on account of this [infirmity], he ought, even as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

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

International Standard Version
For that reason he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as for those of the people.

King James Version
And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

New American Standard Bible
and because of it he is obligated to offer {sacrifices} for sins, as for the people, so also for himself.

New International Version
This is why he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of 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.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and because of it he has an obligation to offer sacrifices for sins, as for the people, so also for himself.

Young's Literal Translation
and because of this infirmity 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.

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