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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 5:3

And by reason hereof - Because he is a sinner; an imperfect man. “As for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.” To make an expiation for sins. He needs the same atonement; he offers the sacrifice for himself which he does for others; Leviticus 9:7. The same thing is true of the ministers of religion now. They come before God feeling that they have need of the benefit of the same atonement which they preach to others; they plead the merits of the same blood for their own salvation... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hebrews 5:1

Hebrews 5:1. The priesthood and sacrifice of the Son of God, and the pardon procured for sinners thereby, together with the many happy effects of the pardon thus procured, being matters of the greatest importance to mankind, the apostle in this chapter, and in what follows to Hebrews 10:19, hath stated at great length the proofs by which they are established. And it was very proper that he should be copious, not only in his proofs of these important subjects, but also in his comparison of the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hebrews 5:2-3

Hebrews 5:2-3. Who can have compassion The word μετριοπαθειν , here used, signifies to feel compassion in proportion to the misery of others. The apostle’s words imply that a high-priest, who is not touched with a feeling of the weaknesses and miseries of others, is unfit to officiate for them, because he will be apt to neglect them in his ministrations, or be thought by the people in danger of so doing. On the ignorant Who, not being properly instructed in divine things, are involved... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hebrews 5:1-10

A high priest for the faithful (4:14-5:10)Because people were in danger of denying their Christian faith and going back to Judaism, they are reminded that Christ’s priesthood is incomparably superior to Aaron’s. Christ needs no tabernacle or temple, for he has passed through the heavens and into the presence of God. Through him, believers also may enter this presence, and ask God’s help during their temptations. They can depend upon Christ, because being man he can sympathize with them, and... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 5:1

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 a hundred times, eighty times in the Pentateuch. sins . Greek. hamartia. App-128 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 5:2

Who can = Being able (to). have compassion on . Greek. metriopatheo. Only here. ignorant . Greek. agnoeo. Sinners through ignorance. Leviticus 4:2 , Leviticus 4:22 , Leviticus 4:27 . Numbers 15:28 . them, &c . = erring (Leviticus 5:1 - Hebrews 6:7 ). Compare App-128 . compassed with . Greek. perikeimai. Here, Hebrews 12:1 .Mark 9:42 .Luke 17:2 .Acts 28:20 . infirmity . See Hebrews 4:15 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 5:3

by reason hereof = on account of (Greek. dia . App-104 .Hebrews 5:2; Hebrews 5:2 ) it. See Leviticus 4:3-12 . for = concerning. Greek. peri . App-104 . people . See Acts 2:47 . also, &c = for himself also. for . The texts read App-104 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hebrews 5:1

AUTHORITY AND HONOR OF CHRIST'S PRIESTHOOD;A COMPARISON WITH MELCHIZEDEK;SALVATION TO THOSE WHO OBEY;REPROOF OF NEGLIGENCEFor every high priest, being taken from among men, is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins. (Hebrews 5:1)In the Jewish system, a tremendous weight of significance and emphasis was placed upon the glorious office of the high priest; and, for the encouragement of Christians tempted to revert to Judaism, it was... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hebrews 5:2

Who can bear gently with the ignorant and erring, for that he himself also is encompassed with infirmity.The need of compassion on the part of a high priest is stressed here, a qualification sadly lacking in many who held that position. Alexander Jannaeus, one particularly heartless priest, was singled out by Bruce, who said of him, "No man in Israel was less disposed to `bear gently with the ignorant and erring' - or anyone else." He further said that from the "fall of the house of Zadok to... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hebrews 5:3

And by reason thereof is bound, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.Here the author touches on one of the great differences between the high priest of Israel and the Lord Jesus Christ; whereas they were, through infirmity and sins, required to offer blood for themselves, Christ, being sinless and undefiled, was laid under no such necessity. Milligan pointed out that this acknowledgment of guilt by the Aaronic priests was not confined to such a special occasion as the day... read more

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