Hebrews 5:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

from among. Greek. ek. App-104.

men. Greek. anthropos. App-123.

pertaining to. Greek.

pros. App-104.

God. App-98.

that. in order that. Greek. hina.

offer. Greek. prosphero. Occurs twenty times in Hebrews in relation to blood and bloodless "offerings". Elsewhere, only in Gospels and Acts. In the Septuagint over. hundred times, eighty times in the Pentateuch.

sins. Greek. hamartia. App-128.

Hebrews 5:1

1 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: