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Hebrews 5:1

Every high priest is appointed from among men to represent them in matters relating to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.

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ASV

For every high priest, being taken from among men, is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:

KJV

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:

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21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ΠᾶςPasEveryG3956 →
γὰρgarforG1063 →
ἀρχιερεὺςarchiereushigh priestG749 →
ἐξexfrom amongG1537 →
ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnmenG444 →
λαμβανόμενοςlambanomenosbeing takenG2983 →
ὑπὲρhuperon behalf ofG5228 →
ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnmenG444 →
καθίσταταιkathistataiis appointedG2525 →
τὰta[in] the [things]G3588 →
πρὸςprosrelating toG4314 →
τὸνton<the>G3588 →
θεόν,theonGodG2316 →
ἵναinathatG2443 →
προσφέρῃprospherēhe may offerG4374 →
δῶράdōragiftsG1435 →
τεtebothG5037 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
θυσίαςthusiassacrificesG2378 →
ὑπὲρhuperforG5228 →
ἁμαρτιῶν,hamartiōnsins,G266 →

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Hebrews 8:3And since every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, it was necessary for this One also to have something to offer.Hebrews 10:11Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.Hebrews 11:4By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.Hebrews 9:9It is an illustration for the present time, because the gifts and sacrifices being offered were unable to cleanse the conscience of the worshiper.Leviticus 9:15–21Aaron then presented the people’s offering. He took the male goat for the people’s sin offering, slaughtered it, and offered it for sin like the first one.Hebrews 2:17For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.Hebrews 7:27Unlike 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.Hebrews 8:4Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are already priests who offer gifts according to the law.Leviticus 8:2“Take Aaron and his sons, their garments, the anointing oil, the bull of the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread,Leviticus 9:7Then Moses said to Aaron, “Approach the altar and sacrifice your sin offering and your burnt offering to make atonement for yourself and for the people. And sacrifice the people’s offering to make atonement for them, as the LORD has commanded.”Exodus 29:1–37“Now this is what you are to do to consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams without blemish,Romans 15:17Therefore I exult in Christ Jesus in my service to God.Numbers 18:1–3So the LORD said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s house must bear the iniquity involving the sanctuary. And you and your sons alone must bear the iniquity involving your priesthood.Numbers 16:46–48Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, because wrath has come out from the LORD; the plague has begun.”Exodus 28:1–14“Next, have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to serve Me as priests.Leviticus 6:20“This is the offering that Aaron and his sons must present to the LORD on the day he is anointed: a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a regular grain offering, half of it in the morning and half in the evening.Nehemiah 12:30After the priests and Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.1 Corinthians 15:3For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

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