Hebrews 8:3

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Every high priest has the work of offering gifts and sacrifices to God. So our high priest must also offer something to God.

Cross References

Hebrews 5:1

Every Jewish high priest is chosen from among men. That priest is given the work of helping people with the things they must do for God. He must offer to God gifts and sacrifices for sins.

Ephesians 5:2

Live a life of love. Love others just as Christ loved us. He gave himself for us—a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice to God.

Hebrews 9:14

So surely the blood sacrifice of Christ can do much more. Christ offered himself through the eternal Spirit as a perfect sacrifice to God. His blood will make us completely clean from the evil we have done. It will give us clear consciences so that we can worship the living God.

Hebrews 7:27

He is not like those other priests. They had to offer sacrifices every day, first for their own sins, and then for the sins of the people. But Jesus doesn’t need to do that. He offered only one sacrifice for all time. He offered himself.

Titus 2:14

He gave himself for us. He died to free us from all evil. He died to make us pure—people who belong only to him and who always want to do good.

John 6:51

I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my body. I will give my body so that the people in the world can have life.”

Romans 4:25

Jesus was handed over to die for our sins, and he was raised from death to make us right with God.

Romans 5:6

Christ died for us when we were unable to help ourselves. We were living against God, but at just the right time Christ died for us.

Romans 5:8

But Christ died for us while we were still sinners, and by this God showed how much he loves us.

Galatians 2:20

So I am not the one living now—it is Christ living in me. I still live in my body, but I live by faith in the Son of God. He is the one who loved me and gave himself to save me.

Hebrews 2:17

For this reason, Jesus had to be made like us, his brothers and sisters, in every way. He became like people so that he could be their merciful and faithful high priest in service to God. Then he could bring forgiveness for the people’s sins.

Hebrews 3:1

So, my brothers and sisters, those chosen by God to be his holy people, think about Jesus. He is the one we believe God sent to save us and to be our high priest.

Hebrews 8:4

If our high priest were now living on earth, he would not be a priest. I say this because there are already priests here who follow the law by offering gifts to God.