Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Hebrews 5:3

"and by reason thereof is bound, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins." — Hebrews 5:3 (ASV)

The high priest is required to make offerings for himself just as for his people. For the Day of Atonement it was prescribed that the high priest present a bull “for his own sin offering” (Leviticus 16:11). Only then was he able to minister on behalf of the people. In the matter of sins and of sacrifices the priest must regard himself in exactly the same way he regards the people. His case is identical with theirs.