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Lexham Expanded Bible
For every high priest is appointed in order to offer both gifts and sacrifices; therefore [it was] necessary [for] this one also to have something that he offers.
New American Standard Bible
For every
King James Version
For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer.
Holman Bible
For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts
International Standard Version
For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. Therefore, this high priest had to offer something, too.
A Conservative Version
For every high priest is appointed in order to offer both gifts and sacrifices, whereupon it is necessary for this man also have something that he may offer.
American Standard Version
For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is necessary that this high priest also have somewhat to offer.
Amplified
For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices; so it is essential for this One also to have something to offer.
An Understandable Version
For every head priest [on earth] is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, so it is necessary that this Head Priest [i.e., Jesus] also have something to offer.
Anderson New Testament
For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore, it is necessary that this one also have something which he may offer.
Bible in Basic English
Now every high priest is given authority to take to God the things which are given and to make offerings; so that it is necessary for this man, like them, to have something for an offering.
Common New Testament
For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices; and so it is necessary for this priest also to have something to offer.
Daniel Mace New Testament
every high priest being establish'd to offer gifts and sacrifices: it was necessary that he likewise should make a peculiar offering,
Darby Translation
For every high priest is constituted for the offering both of gifts and sacrifices; whence it is needful that this one also should have something which he may offer.
Godbey New Testament
For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices: whence it is necessary to have something even that which he may offer.
Goodspeed New Testament
But every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices, and so this high priest also must have some sacrifice to offer.
John Wesley New Testament
For every high priest is ordained to offer up gifts and sacrifices; whence it was necessary, that this also should have somewhat to offer.
Julia Smith Translation
For every chief priest is appointed to bring in gifts and sacrifices also: wherefore it is necessary also for this to have something which he might bring.
King James 2000
For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: therefore it is of necessity that this man have something also to offer.
Modern King James verseion
For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices. Therefore it is necessary that this One have something to offer also.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity, that this man have somewhat also to offer.
Moffatt New Testament
Now, as every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices, he too must have something to offer.
Montgomery New Testament
For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices; whence it follows that this High Priest also must have some offering to make.
NET Bible
For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. So this one too had to have something to offer.
New Heart English Bible
For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. Therefore it is necessary that this high priest also have something to offer.
Noyes New Testament
For every highpriest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; whence it is necessary that this one also have something which he may offer.
Sawyer New Testament
For every chief priest is constituted to offer gifts and sacrifices, whence it was necessary that this man also should have something to offer.
The Emphasized Bible
For, every high-priest, for the offering of both gifts and sacrifices, is constituted; whence it was necessary for, this one also, to have something which he might offer.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For every high-priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is necessary that this person also have somewhat to offer.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Every High Priest is appointed for the purpose of offering gifts and sacrifices to God; it follows, therefore, that this High Priest must have some offering to make.
Webster
For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man should have somewhat also to offer.
Weymouth New Testament
Every High Priest, however, is appointed to offer both bloodless gifts and sacrifices. Therefore this High Priest also must have some offering to present.
Williams New Testament
For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; so this High Priest too must have some sacrifice to offer,
World English Bible
For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. Therefore it is necessary that this high priest also have something to offer.
Worrell New Testament
For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices; wherefore, it is necessary that This One also have something which He may offer.
Worsley New Testament
For every high-priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; wherefore it was necessary that He also should have something to offer.
Youngs Literal Translation
for every chief priest to offer both gifts and sacrifices is appointed, whence it is necessary for this one to have also something that he may offer;
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Hebrews 8:3
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Context Readings
The Mediator Of A New And Better Covenant
2 a minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the Lord set up, not man. 3 For every high priest is appointed in order to offer both gifts and sacrifices; therefore [it was] necessary [for] this one also to have something that he offers. 4 Now if he were on earth, he would not even be a priest, [because there] are those who offer the gifts according to the law,
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Cross References
Hebrews 5:1
For every high priest taken from among men is appointed on behalf of people in the things relating to God, in order that he can offer both gifts and sacrifices on behalf of sins,
Ephesians 5:2
and live in love, just as also Christ loved us, and gave himself for us an offering and sacrifice to God for a fragrant smell.
Hebrews 9:14
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works to serve [the] living God?
Hebrews 10:9-12
then he has said, "Behold, I have come to do your will." He takes away the first in order to establish the second,
John 6:51
I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats from this bread, he will live {forever}. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh."
Titus 2:14
who gave himself for us, in order that he might redeem us from all lawlessness and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good deeds.
Hebrews 7:27
who does not {need every day} like the former high priests to offer up sacrifices for his own sins [and] then for the [sins] of the people, because he did this once for all [when he] offered up himself.