Let’s read through the book of Hebrews one verse at a time in 2023. Every day explore a single verse and its cross references. AI-generated text draws the passages together. RSS feed.
For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; thus it is necessary for this priest also to have something to offer.
The cross references for Hebrews 8:3 all relate to the theme of sacrifice. They emphasize the importance of offering something to God, the necessity of a priest to do so, and the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ. They also focus on the idea that Jesus' sacrifice was once for all and that it was sufficient to take away sins. All of these passages point to the fact that Jesus' sacrifice was the ultimate offering in order to redeem humanity from sin and to bring them back into a right relationship with God.
| Passage | How It’s Related (AI-Generated) |
|---|---|
| Ephesians 5:2: And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. | Both passages discuss the offering of gifts and sacrifices to God. Hebrews 8:3 explains that a priest needs something to offer in order to fulfill his role, while Ephesians 5:2 reveals that Jesus gave himself up as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. This sacrifice was the ultimate act of love, and it is an example of how we should strive to love and serve God. |
| Titus 2:14: who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. | Both passages discuss the role of Jesus as a high priest. Hebrews 8:3 explains that high priests are appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices, and Jesus is no exception. Titus 2:14 further explains that Jesus gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. |
| Hebrews 5:1: For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. | Both passages refer to the role of the High Priest in the Old Testament. Hebrews 8:3 emphasizes the necessity of the High Priest to offer gifts and sacrifices. Hebrews 5:1 further explains that this offering is done on behalf of men in relation to God, as a way to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. |
| Hebrews 7:27: He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this once for all when he offered up himself. | Both passages refer to the role of the high priest in offering gifts and sacrifices. Hebrews 8:3 states that a high priest must have something to offer, while Hebrews 7:27 explains that Jesus, as the high priest, offered himself once for all, thus removing the need for daily sacrifices. This is an example of how Jesus' sacrifice fulfilled the role of the high priest and made it unnecessary for any other priest to offer sacrifices. |
| Hebrews 9:14: how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God. | Both passages refer to the necessity of offering sacrifices to God. Hebrews 8:3 focuses on the fact that for a priest to be appointed, he must have something to offer. Hebrews 9:14 speaks of the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God. This sacrifice is what purifies our conscience and allows us to serve the living God. |
| Hebrews 10:9-12: then he added, “Behold, I have come to do your will.” He does away with the first in order to establish the second. And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And every priest stands daily at his service, offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, | Both passages refer to the role of priests in offering sacrifices. Hebrews 8:3 explains that a priest must have something to offer, while Hebrews 10:9-12 outlines how Jesus' single sacrifice for sins is superior to the repeated offerings of the priests. Jesus' sacrifice was once for all, and it is through this offering that we have been sanctified. |
Heavenly Father,
We thank You for sending Your Son, Jesus, to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify us for Your own possession. We thank You for the ultimate sacrifice of Your Son, who offered Himself without blemish to You, that we might be sanctified through the offering of His body.
Help us to walk in love, as Christ loved us, and to serve You with a clean conscience. We pray that we may be faithful in offering You the same sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving that Jesus offered once for all.
We ask this in the name of Jesus, Amen.
This reading plan reads through a single verse each day, six days a week, paired with the most-popular cross references for the verse. AI-generated (and human-reviewed) text provides an opening thought and concluding prayer along with an explanation for how each cross reference relates to the verse. In 2023, this reading plan works through Hebrews one verse at a time. Every seventh day is a catchup day. Want more info? Try this blog post.
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