Hebrews 5:3
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.”
λαός
A people, a nation, a community. You are a chosen people a royal priesthood a holy nation God's special possession. This is your identity.
ἑαυτοῦ
himself
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ἑαυτοῦ
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
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ὀφείλω
he is obligated,
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ὀφείλω
to owe (pecuniarily); figuratively, to be under obligation (ought, must, should); morally, to fail in duty
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διά
because of
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διά
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
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προσφέρω
to offer sacrifices
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προσφέρω
to bear towards, i.e. lead to, tender (especially to God), treat
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καθώς
even as
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καθώς
just (or inasmuch) as, that
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