Hebrews 7:27

who needs not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

26For such a high priest is suited to us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens;

28For the law makes men high priests, who have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was after the law, makes the Son, who is perfected forever.

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Cross References

Ephesians 2:22in whom you also are builded together, for a dwelling-place of God by his Spirit.

Titus 2:14who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 7:12-28

Melchisedec and Christ Compared. ( a. d. 62.) 11 If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron? 12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law. 13 For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar. 14 For it is evident that… Read the whole commentary →

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