Hebrews 7:27
in Hebrews 7Unlike 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.
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ASV
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.
KJV
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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This verse in Hebrews 7
Commentary
3 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Who needeth not daily, as those high priests - As the Jewish priests. This is an additional circumstance introduced to show the superior excellency of the High Priest of the Christian profession, and to show also how he was suited to our wants. The Jewish high priest was a sinful man. He had the same fallen and corrupt nature as others. He needed an expiatory sacrifice for his own sins as really as they did for theirs.
This site's exposition
For such an high priest became us
on Hebrews 7:26-27
The character required of such a priest is named in a rising list, holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, made higher than the heavens, a moral fitness Aaron's sinful line never possessed. Where the old high priest offered daily, first for his own sins and then for the people's, this priest needed nothing for himself, and offered for the people only once, when he offered up himself, the once thread reaching one of its clearest statements in the whole letter. Self-offering, not an animal's blood, is what a sinless priest alone could bring.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Who needeth not to offer up sacrifices daily - That is, on every yearly day of expiation; for he offered once for all: not for his own sins, for he then offered up himself "without spot to God."
The words behind it
26 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ὃς | hos | who | G3739 → | 1405 times |
| οὐκ | ouk | not | G3756 → | 1664 times |
| ἔχει | echei | has | G2192 → | 707 times |
| καθ᾽ | kath᾽ | every | G2596 → | 468 times |
| ἡμέραν | hemeran | day | G2250 → | 389 times |
| ἀνάγκην | anagken | need | G318 → | 17 times |
| ὥσπερ | hosper | as | G5618 → | 36 times |
| οἱ | hoi | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἀρχιερεῖς | archiereis | high priests | G749 → | 122 times |
| πρότερον | proteron | first | G4386 → | 5 times |
| ὑπὲρ | huper | for | G5228 → | 155 times |
| τῶν | ton | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἰδίων | idion | [their] own | G2398 → | 114 times |
| ἁμαρτιῶν | hamartion | sins | G266 → | 173 times |
| θυσίας | thusias | sacrifices | G2378 → | 28 times |
| ἀναφέρειν | anapherein | to offer up | G399 → | 10 times |
| ἔπειτα | epeita | then | G1899 → | |
| τῶν | ton | for those | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| τοῦ | tou | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| λαοῦ· | laou | people; | G2992 → | 141 times |
| τοῦτο | touto | this | G3778 → | 1381 times |
| γὰρ | gar | for | G1063 → | 1039 times |
| ἐποίησεν | epoiesen | He did | G4160 → | 569 times |
| ἐφάπαξ | ephapax | once for all | G2178 → | 5 times |
| ἑαυτὸν | he'auton | Himself | G1438 → | 322 times |
| ἀνενέγκας. | anenegkas | having offered up. | G399 → | 10 times |
ὃςwho
hosG3739 →1405 times
οὐκnot
oukG3756 →1664 times
ἔχειhas
echeiG2192 →707 times
καθ᾽every
kath᾽G2596 →468 times
ἡμέρανday
hemeranG2250 →389 times
ἀνάγκηνneed
anagkenG318 →17 times
ὥσπερas
hosperG5618 →36 times
οἱthe
hoiG3588 →19766 times
ἀρχιερεῖςhigh priests
archiereisG749 →122 times
πρότερονfirst
proteronG4386 →5 times
ὑπὲρfor
huperG5228 →155 times
τῶν<the>
tonG3588 →19766 times
ἰδίων[their] own
idionG2398 →114 times
ἁμαρτιῶνsins
hamartionG266 →173 times
θυσίαςsacrifices
thusiasG2378 →28 times
ἀναφέρεινto offer up
anaphereinG399 →10 times
ἔπειταthen
epeitaG1899 →
τῶνfor those
tonG3588 →19766 times
τοῦof the
touG3588 →19766 times
λαοῦ·people;
laouG2992 →141 times
τοῦτοthis
toutoG3778 →1381 times
γὰρfor
garG1063 →1039 times
ἐποίησενHe did
epoiesenG4160 →569 times
ἐφάπαξonce for all
ephapaxG2178 →5 times
ἑαυτὸνHimself
he'autonG1438 →322 times
ἀνενέγκας.having offered up.
anenegkasG399 →10 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hebrews 9:14how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
it leads to
- 1 Peter 2:24
He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Hebrews 10:22
let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
- 1 Peter 1:19
but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
- 1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
- Hebrews 9:12
He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.
- 1 Peter 2:24
Through
Hebrews 9:28so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.
it leads to
- Titus 2:13
as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
- Titus 2:13
Through
Hebrews 9:12He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.
it leads to
- Hebrews 10:4
because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
- Hebrews 10:4
Through
Ephesians 5:2and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
it leads to
- John 13:34
A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.
- John 13:34
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869) and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament.
