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who doesn`t need, like those high priests, to daily 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.
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A Perfect Priest for the People
Commentators explain that unlike the Old Testament high priests, who were sinners and had to offer sacrifices for their own sins first, Jesus was perfectly holy. He had no need for a personal sacrifice. His entire priestly work was focused solely on atoning for the sins of the people, making His ministry fundamentally superior.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Who needeth not daily, as those High priests. As the Jewish priests. This is an additional circumstance introduced to show the superior ex…
First (προτερον). Regular adverb for comparison between two, though πρωτον often occurs also (John 1:41), with επειτα …
19th Century
Anglican
This verse continues the description, presenting what follows from this purity and sinlessness.
As those high priests. The …
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Baptist
There is our joy.
There is a problem in the reference to offering sacrifices “day after day” for, while there were daily sacrifices in the temple, the high priest wa…
16th Century
Protestant
Who needs not, and so on. He pursues the contrast between Christ and the Levitical priests; and he points out especially two defe…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Who needs not daily, as those high priests They being sinners, and he not:
to offer up sacrifice …
Observe the description of the personal holiness of Christ. He is free from all habits or principles of sin, not having the least disposition to it…
13th Century
Catholic
Having proved by the authority of the Psalmist that the priesthood of Christ is superior to the Levitical and replaces it, the Apostle now proves t…
