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Hebrews 8:3

King James Version (KJV)

For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer.

Translations

Hebrews 8:3 - Amplified Bible

For every high priest is appointed to offer up gifts and sacrifices; so it is essential for this [High Priest] to have some offering to make also.

Hebrews 8:3 - 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.

Hebrews 8:3 - 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.

Hebrews 8:3 - Darby Bible

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.

Hebrews 8:3 - English Standard Version

For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; thus it is necessary for this priest also to have something to offer.

Hebrews 8:3 - 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.

Hebrews 8:3 - La Biblia de las Americas

Porque todo sumo sacerdote está constituido para presentar ofrendas y sacrificios, por lo cual es necesario que éste también tenga algo que ofrecer.

Hebrews 8:3 - The Message

The assigned task of a high priest is to offer both gifts and sacrifices, and it’s no different with the priesthood of Jesus. If he were limited to earth, he wouldn’t even be a priest. We wouldn’t need him since there are plenty of priests who offer the gifts designated in the law. These priests provide only a hint of what goes on in the true sanctuary of heaven, which Moses caught a glimpse of as he was about to set up the tent-shrine. It was then that God said, "Be careful to do it exactly as you saw it on the Mountain."

Hebrews 8:3 - New American Standard Bible

For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices; so it is necessary that this {high priest} also have something to offer.

Hebrews 8:3 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Porque todo sumo sacerdote está constituido para presentar ofrendas y sacrificios, por lo cual es necesario que este Sumo Sacerdote también tenga algo que ofrecer.

Hebrews 8:3 - 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.

Hebrews 8:3 - Young's Living 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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