“And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.”
This is why he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people — the Levitical priest's own sinfulness requires him to offer sacrifices for himself before interceding for others. This point clarifies the limitation of the old covenant priesthood: priests were themselves in need of cleansing, unable to provide perfect mediation.
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