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Hebrews 9:16
Hebrews 9:16 is verse 16 of Hebrews chapter 9, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
In the case of a will, it is necessary to establish the death of the one who made it,
Greek diathēkē is also translated as covenant throughout this chapter.
King James Version
For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
World English Bible
For where a last will and testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him who made it.
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Hebrews 9:14–18 · Berean Standard Bible
14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
15 Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.
16 In the case of a will, it is necessary to establish the death of the one who made it,
17 because a will does not take effect until the one who made it has died; it cannot be executed while he is still alive.
18 That is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.
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