16For where a testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him that made it.


In Context

13 For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling them that have been defiled, sanctify unto the cleanness of the flesh:

14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish unto God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

15 And for this cause he is the mediator of a new covenant, that a death having taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant, they that have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

16 For where a testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him that made it.

17 For a testament is of force where there hath been death: for it doth never avail while he that made it liveth.

18 Wherefore even the first covenant hath not been dedicated without blood.

Hebrews 9:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:16For where a testament [is,] there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:16In the case of a will, it is necessary to prove the death of the one who made it,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:16For where there is a testament, the death of the testator must of necessity come in.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:16(For where there is a testament, the death of the testator must needs come in.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:16For where a testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him that made it.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:16For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:16For where a last will and testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him who made it.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:16for where a covenant is, the death of the covenant-victim to come in is necessary,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:16For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.