Hebrews 2:17

Conservative English Version

He had to be one of us, so that he could serve God as our merciful and faithful high priest and sacrifice himself for the forgiveness of our sins.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 29:24

The priests then killed the goats and splattered the blood on the altar as a sacrifice to take away the sins of everyone in Israel, because Hezekiah had commanded that these sacrifices be made for all the people of Israel.

Isaiah 11:5

Honesty and fairness will be his royal robes.

Ezekiel 45:15

Finally, they must bring one sheep out of every two hundred from their flocks. These offerings will be used as grain sacrifices, as well as sacrifices to please me and those to ask my blessing. I, the LORD, will be pleased with these sacrifices and will forgive the sins of my people.

Ezekiel 45:17

But during New Moon Festivals, Sabbath celebrations, and other religious feasts, you leaders will be responsible for providing animals for the sacrifices, as well as the grain and wine. All these will be used for the sacrifices for sin, the grain sacrifices, the sacrifices to please me, and those to ask my blessing. I will be pleased and will forgive the sins of my people.

Ezekiel 45:20

The same ceremony must also be done on the seventh day of the month, so that anyone who sins accidentally or without knowing it will be forgiven, and so that my temple will remain holy.

Daniel 9:24

God has decided that for seventy weeks, your people and your holy city must suffer as the price of their sins. Then evil will disappear, and justice will rule forever; the visions and words of the prophets will come true, and a most holy place will be dedicated.

Leviticus 14:18

and pour the rest of the oil from his palm on your head. Then he will offer the other two animals--one as a sacrifice for sin and the other as a sacrifice to please me, together with a grain sacrifice. After this you will be completely clean.

Leviticus 16:16

By doing this, you will take away the sins that make both the most holy place and the people of Israel unclean. Do the same for the sacred tent, which is here among the people.

Leviticus 6:30

None of the meat may be eaten from the sacrifices for sin that require blood to be brought into the sacred tent. These sacrifices must be completely burned.

Leviticus 8:15

After it was killed, Moses dipped a finger in the blood and smeared some of it on each of the four corners of the bronze altar, before pouring out the rest at the foot of the altar. This purified the altar and made it a fit place for offering the sacrifice for sin.

Numbers 15:25

Then the priest will pray and ask me to forgive you. And since you did not mean to do wrong, and you offered sacrifices,

Romans 15:17

Because of Christ Jesus, I can take pride in my service for God.

Romans 5:10

Even when we were God's enemies, he made peace with us, because his Son died for us. Yet something even greater than friendship is ours. Now that we are at peace with God, we will be saved by his Son's life.

Ephesians 2:16

On the cross Christ did away with our hatred for each other. He also made peace between us and God by uniting Jews and Gentiles in one body.

Colossians 1:21

You used to be far from God. Your thoughts made you his enemies, and you did evil things.

Hebrews 10:21

We have a great high priest who is in charge of God's house.

Hebrews 2:11

Jesus and the people he makes holy all belong to the same family. That is why he isn't ashamed to call them his brothers and sisters.

Hebrews 2:14

We are people of flesh and blood. That is why Jesus became one of us. He died to destroy the devil, who had power over death.

Hebrews 2:16

Jesus clearly did not come to help angels, but he did come to help Abraham's descendants.

Hebrews 3:1

My friends, God has chosen you to be his holy people. So think about Jesus, the one we call our apostle and high priest!

Hebrews 3:2

Jesus was faithful to God, who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in serving all of God's people.

Hebrews 3:5

Moses was a faithful servant and told God's people what would be said in the future.

Hebrews 4:14

We have a great high priest, who has gone into heaven, and he is Jesus the Son of God. That is why we must hold on to what we have said about him.

Hebrews 4:15

Jesus understands every weakness of ours, because he was tempted in every way that we are. But he did not sin!

Hebrews 5:1

Every high priest is appointed to help others by offering gifts and sacrifices to God because of their sins.

Hebrews 5:10

This is because God chose him to be a high priest like Melchizedek.

Hebrews 5:2

A high priest has weaknesses of his own, and he feels sorry for foolish and sinful people.

Hebrews 5:5

That is how it was with Christ. He became a high priest, but not just because he wanted the honor of being one. It was God who told him, "You are my Son, because today I have become your Father!"

Hebrews 6:20

Jesus has gone there ahead of us, and he is our high priest forever, just like Melchizedek.

Hebrews 7:26

Jesus is the high priest we need. He is holy and innocent and faultless, and not at all like us sinners. Jesus is honored above all beings in heaven,

Hebrews 7:28

The Law appoints priests who have weaknesses. But God's promise, which came later than the Law, appoints his Son. And he is the perfect high priest forever.

Hebrews 8:1

What I mean is that we have a high priest who sits at the right side of God's great throne in heaven.

Hebrews 8:3

Since all priests must offer gifts and sacrifices, Christ also needed to have something to offer.

Hebrews 9:11

Christ came as the high priest of the good things that are now here. He also went into a much better tent that wasn't made by humans and that doesn't belong to this world.