Hebrews 8:3
Modern Translations
New International Version
Every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, and so it was necessary for this one also to have something to offer.

New Living Translation
And since every high priest is required to offer gifts and sacrifices, our High Priest must make an offering, too.

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.

Berean Study Bible
And since every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, it was necessary for this One also to have something to offer.

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.

NASB 1995
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.

NASB 1977
For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices; hence it is necessary that this high priest also have something to offer.

Amplified Bible
For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices; so it is essential for this One also to have something to offer.

Christian Standard Bible
For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; therefore, it was necessary for this priest also to have something to offer.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; therefore it was necessary for this priest also to have something to offer.

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

Good News Translation
Every high priest is appointed to present offerings and animal sacrifices to God, and so our High Priest must also have something to offer.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Every chief priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices. Therefore, this chief priest had to offer something.

International Standard Version
For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. Therefore, this high priest had to offer something, too.

NET Bible
For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. So this one too had to have something to offer.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer.

New King James Version
For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. Therefore it is necessary that this One also have something to offer.

King James 2000 Bible
For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: therefore it is of necessity that this man have something also to offer.

New Heart 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.

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.

American King James Version
For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: why it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer.

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.

A Faithful Version
For every high priest is ordained to offer both gifts and sacrifices; therefore, it is necessary for this One also to have something that He can offer.

Darby Bible Translation
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.

English Revised 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.

Webster's Bible Translation
For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man should have somewhat also to offer.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For euery high Priest is ordeined to offer both giftes and sacrifices: wherefore it was of necessitie, that this man shoulde haue somewhat also to offer.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For euery hye priest is ordeyned to offer gyftes and sacrifices: Wherefore it is of necessitie, that this man haue somewhat also to offer.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
For euery hye prest is ordened to offre giftes and sacrifices: Wherfore it is of necessite, yt this man haue somwhat also to offer.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
For every hye prest is ordeyned to offer gyftes and sacryfises wherfore it is of necessitie that this man have somewhat also to offer.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for every chief priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, from where [it is] necessary for this One to also have something that He may offer;

Berean Literal Bible
For every high priest is appointed in order to offer both gifts and sacrifices; wherefore it was necessary for this One also to have something that He might offer.

Young's Literal 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;

Smith's Literal Translation
For every chief priest is appointed to bring in gifts and sacrifices also: wherefore it is necessary also for this to have something which he might bring.

Literal Emphasis Translation
For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; for which reason it is necessary for this one to have something that he might offer.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is necessary that he also should have some thing to offer.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices. Therefore, it is necessary for him also to have something to offer.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For every High Priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices, and because of this it was right also for This One to have something to offer.

Lamsa Bible
For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices, therefore it is necessary that this man have something to offer also.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore, it is necessary that this one also have something which he may offer.

Godbey New Testament
For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices: whence it is necessary to have something even that which he may offer.

Haweis New Testament
For every high-priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is necessary that this person also have somewhat to offer.

Mace New Testament
every high priest being establish'd to offer gifts and sacrifices: it was necessary that he likewise should make a peculiar offering,

Weymouth New Testament
Every High Priest, however, is appointed to offer both bloodless gifts and sacrifices. Therefore this High Priest also must have some offering to present.

Worrell New Testament
For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices; wherefore, it is necessary that This One also have something which He may offer.

Worsley New Testament
For every high-priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; wherefore it was necessary that He also should have something to offer.
















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