“Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people’s: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.”
Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself — the contrast with Levitical priests is final: they offered repeatedly for themselves and the people, admitting their own sinfulness and the insufficiency of each offering. Christ offered once, a single sacrifice of infinite efficacy.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 7:27
Does then this alone show the difference, or does the sacrifice itself also? How? Hebrews 7:27 “He needs not” (he says) “daily, as the High Priest, to offer up sacrifices for his sins, for this He did once for all, when He offered up Himself.” “This,” what? Here what follows sounds a prelude concerning the exceeding greatness of the spiritual sacrifice and the interval [between them]. He has mentioned the point of the priest; he has mentioned that of the faith; he has…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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