Hebrews 5:3
And, for this cause, is he obliged—as for the people, so also, for himself,—to be offering for sins;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.
In Context
4And, not unto himself, doth one take the honour, but when called by God, just as, even Aaron:
Cross References
Leviticus 4:3If, the anointed priest, shall sin, so as to bring guilt upon the people, then shall he bring near for his sin which he hath committed a choice young bullock without defect, unto Yahweh as a sin-bearer.
Leviticus 9:7and Moses said unto Aaron—Draw near unto the altar, and offer thy sin-bearer and thine ascending-sacrifice, and put a propitiatory-covering about thyself and about the people,—and offer the oblation of the people and put a propitiatory-covering about them, As Yahweh hath commanded.
Leviticus 16:15Then shall he slay the sin-bearing goat which is for the people, and bring in its blood, within the veil,—and do with its blood, as he did to the blood of the bullock, and shall sprinkle it, upon the propitiatory and before the propitiatory:
Hebrews 9:7But, into the second, once for all in the year, only the high-priest, not without blood, which he offered for himself and the ignorances of the people:
Matthew Henry on Hebrews 5:2-10
The Priesthood of Christ. ( a. d. 62.) 1 For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: 2 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. 3 And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins. 4 And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron. 5 So also Christ… Read the whole commentary →