Hebrews 5:3
and for this reason he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer sacrifice for sins.
1770 John Worsley NT
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 no one taketh this honor to himself, but he that is called by God, as Aaron was.
Cross References
Hebrews 9:7but into the second only the high-priest went once a year; and that not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the sins of the people committed through ignorance.
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 →