Hebrews 7:27

Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people’s: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.

Cross-references

Hebrews 5:3 Parallel

Hebrews 5:3 explains the high priest's duty to offer for his own sins, illustrating the need that Christ lacked as the sinless sacrifice.

Hebrews 10:11 emphasizes the daily repetition of sacrifices by Levitical priests, underscoring the futility of the old system compared to Christ's single offering.

In Hebrews 10:6-12, Christ’s single offering perfects believers, replacing the repeated sacrifices — a key argument from Psalm 40.

In Hebrews 9:28, Christ was offered once to bear sins and will appear for salvation — echoing the finality of his sacrifice.

Hebrews 9:7 Parallel

Hebrews 9:7 shows the high priest offering blood for himself and the people on the Day of Atonement, mirroring the pattern of repeated sacrifices.

In Hebrews 9:25, Christ did not enter heaven to offer himself repeatedly, unlike the high priest’s yearly entry — reinforcing the contrast.

In Hebrews 9:12, Christ enters the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, obtaining eternal redemption — a parallel statement.

In Hebrews 9:14, Christ offered himself without blemish to cleanse our conscience — expanding on the efficacy of his single sacrifice.

Hebrews 8:3 Parallel

In Hebrews 8:3, the necessity for a high priest to offer gifts leads to Christ offering Himself once for all.

Hebrews 1:3 Parallel

In Hebrews 1:3, Christ's purification for sins and sitting down at God's right hand echoes His completed, once-for-all sacrifice.

Hebrews 9:26 expands on the once-for-all sacrifice, tying it to Christ's appearance at the end of the ages to put away sin.

Numbers 28:2–10 Historical context

Numbers 28:2-10 details the daily burnt offerings, providing the specific law that required priests to offer continually.

Titus 2:14 Parallel

Titus 2:14 echoes Christ's self-offering, describing it as redeeming and purifying a people — parallel to Hebrews' once-for-all sacrifice.

Romans 6:10 Parallel

In Romans 6:10, Christ died to sin once for all — a parallel affirmation of the once‑for‑all nature of his death.

Isaiah 53:10–12 Prophetic fulfillment

In Isaiah 53:10-12, the Servant makes himself a guilt offering and bears sins — the OT prophecy fulfilled by Christ’s once‑for‑all sacrifice.

Leviticus 16:11 Historical context

Leviticus 16:11 repeats the high priest's need to offer for himself before atoning for the people, echoing the pattern Jesus did not follow.

Leviticus 16:6 Historical context

Leviticus 16:6 requires the high priest to make atonement for himself, reinforcing the contrast with Christ's sinlessness and single offering.

Leviticus 9:7–24 Historical context

Leviticus 9:7-24 records Aaron offering sacrifices for himself and the people, exemplifying the priestly duty that Christ's once-for-all sacrifice supersedes.

Leviticus 4:3–35 Historical context

Leviticus 4:3-35 describes sin offerings for the priest and the people, the specific law requiring sacrifice for the priest's own sins first.

Exodus 29:36–42 Historical context

Exodus 29:36-42 prescribes the daily offerings for atonement, showing the OT foundation for the repeated sacrifices mentioned here.

1 Peter 2:22 affirms Christ's sinlessness, underscoring why he needed no sacrifice for himself and could offer himself as perfect.

In Galatians 3:13, Christ's becoming a curse explains how His once-for-all sacrifice redeems us from the law's curse.

In Ezekiel 46:15, the daily morning burnt offering exemplifies the 'day after day' sacrifices that Christ's once-for-all offering renders unnecessary.

In Ezekiel 43:19, the priests offer a bull as a sin offering — one of many repeated sacrifices that Christ's single offering replaces.

In Numbers 29:11, the annual Day of Atonement sin offering highlights the repeated sacrifices that Christ's single sacrifice supersedes.

Leviticus 16:5 prescribes Yom Kippur sin offerings for the high priest and people — contrasting with Christ's single, sufficient offering.

Leviticus 9:2 shows Aaron offering a sin offering for himself — direct contrast to Jesus who had no sin and offered only for others.

Leviticus 8:2 commands a sin offering for Aaron at ordination — showing the high priest's need to atone for himself, unlike Jesus.

Exodus 29:38 institutes the daily lamb offering that Jesus' single sacrifice supersedes — contrasting repeated sacrifices with once-for-all.

Leviticus 8:34 states the ordination rituals were commanded to make atonement — contrasting with Christ's once-for-all atonement.