'Sacrifices' in the Bible

For every high priest selected from among men is appointed to officiate on their behalf in matters relating to God, that is, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.

For that reason he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as for those of the people.

He has no need to offer sacrifices every day like high priests do, first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this once for all when he sacrificed himself.

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

This illustration for today indicates that the gifts and sacrifices being offered could not clear the conscience of a worshiper,

Thus it was necessary for these earthly copies of the things in heaven to be cleansed by these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves are made clean with better sacrifices than these.

For the Law, being only a reflection of the blessings to come and not their substance, can never make perfect those who come near by the same sacrifices repeatedly offered year after year.

Instead, through those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins year after year,

For this reason, the Scriptures say, when the Messiah was about to come into the world: "You did not want sacrifices and offerings, but you prepared a body for me.

In this passage he says, "You never wanted or took delight in sacrifices, offerings, burnt offerings, and sin offerings," which are offered according to the Law.

Day after day every priest stands and repeatedly offers the same sacrifices that can never take away sins.

Do not neglect to do good and to be generous, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.