Hebrews 5:3

Hebrews · New Testament · Chapter 5

“And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.”Hebrews 5:3

What Does Hebrews 5:3 Mean?

Hebrews 5:3 is found in the book of Hebrews, chapter 5, verse 3 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (12)

These passages are connected to Hebrews 5:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Leviticus 9:7“And 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.”Leviticus 16:6“And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.”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.”Hebrews 9:7“But 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 4:3“If 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.”Leviticus 9:15“And he brought the people’s offering, and took the goat, which was the sin offering for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as the first.”Leviticus 16:15“Then 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:”1 Corinthians 15:3“For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;”Exodus 29:12“And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar.”Leviticus 8:14“And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering.”Nehemiah 12:30“And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.”Leviticus 9:2“And he said unto Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.”

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