KJV 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.
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Hebrews 7:27
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.
WEB World English Bible
who doesn’t need, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices daily, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. For he did this once for all, when he offered up himself.
ASV American Standard Version
who needeth not daily, like 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 for all, when he offered up himself.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
who hath no necessity daily, as the chief priests, first for his own sins to offer up sacrifice, then for those of the people; for this he did once, having offered up himself;
Surrounding context — Hebrews 7
24 But this [man], because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.
25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
26 For such an high priest became us, [who is] holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
27 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.
28 For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, [maketh] the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὃςG3739 · hos, hēwhichοὐκG3756 · ounoἔχειG2192 · echōto have/beκαθ᾽G2596 · kataaccording toἡμέρανG2250 · hēmeradayἀνάγκηνG318 · anagkēnecessityὥσπερG5618 · hōsperjust asοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀρχιερεῖςG749 · archiereushigh-priestπρότερονG4386 · proteronpreviouslyὑπὲρG5228 · huperabove/forτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἰδίωνG2398 · idiosone's own/privateἁμαρτιῶνG266 · hamartiasinθυσίαςG2378 · thusiasacrificeἀναφέρεινG399 · anapherōto carry upἔπειταG1899 · epeitathenτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoλαοῦ·G2992 · laosa peopleτοῦτοG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itγὰρG1063 · garforἐποίησενG4160 · poieōto do/make: doἐφάπαξG2178 · ephapaxonce/at onceἑαυτὸνG1438 · heautouthemselfἀνενέγκας.G399 · anapherōto carry up
Cross-references
Hebrews 9:28So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.Hebrews 9:12Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption [for us].Hebrews 9:14How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?Hebrews 10:6-12In burnt offerings and [sacrifices] for sin thou hast had no pleasure.Ephesians 5:2And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.Hebrews 5:3And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.Romans 6:10For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.Titus 2:14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.Hebrews 9:25Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others;Leviticus 16:11And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which [is] for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which [is] for himself:Leviticus 16:15Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that [is] for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:Hebrews 5:1For 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:Isaiah 53:10-12Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put [him] to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see [his] seed, he shall prolong [his] days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.Hebrews 9:7But into the second [went] the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and [for] the errors of the people:Leviticus 9:7-24And Moses said unto Aaron, Go unto the altar, and offer thy sin offering, and thy burnt offering, and make an atonement for thyself, and for the people: and offer the offering of the people, and make an atonement for them; as the LORD commanded.Exodus 29:36-42And thou shalt offer every day a bullock [for] a sin offering for atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou hast made an atonement for it, and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it.Numbers 28:2-10Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, [and] my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, [for] a sweet savour unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season.Leviticus 4:3-35If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin offering.
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