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Hebrews 5:1 — King James Version← Study notes

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:


Hebrews 5:1Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 5:121 words
GreekMeaning
ΠᾶςPas
EveryadjectiveG3956
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ἀρχιερεὺςarchiereus
high priestnounG749
ἐξex
from amongprepositionG1537
ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōn
mennounG444
λαμβανόμενοςlambanomenos
being takenverbG2983
ὑπὲρhyper
on behalf ofprepositionG5228
ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōn
mennounG444
καθίσταταιkathistatai
is appointedverbG2525
τὰta
in the thingsarticleG3588
πρὸςpros
relating toprepositionG4314
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
θεόνtheon
GodnounG2316
ἵναhina
thatwordG2443
προσφέρῃprospherē
he may offerverbG4374
δῶράdōra
giftsnounG1435
τεte
bothwordG5037
καὶkai
andwordG2532
θυσίαςthysias
sacrificesnounG2378
ὑπὲρhyper
forprepositionG5228
ἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōn
sinsnounG266
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 5:1

The blessed Paul wishes to show in the next place that this covenant is far better than the old. This then he does by first laying down remote considerations. For inasmuch as there was nothing bodily or that made a show, no temple for instance, nor Holy of Holies, nor Priest with so great apparel, no legal observances, but all things higher and more perfect, and there was nothing of bodily things, but all was in things spiritual, and things spiritual did not attract the weak,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 8 on Hebrews
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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