Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Hebrews 5:3
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Hebrews5:3
3. by reason hereof--"on account of this" infirmity.
he ought ... also for himself, to offer for sins--the Levitical priest ought; in this our High Priest is superior to the Levitical. The second "for" is a different Greek term from the first; "in behalf of the people ... on account of sins."
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