17For a testament is of force when men are dead, since it is in no way of force while the testator is alive.)
17For a testament is of force when men are dead, since it is in no way of force while the testator is alive.)
14 how much rather shall the blood of the Christ, who by the eternal Spirit offered himself spotless to God, purify your conscience from dead works to worship the living God?
15 And for this reason he is mediator of a new covenant, so that, death having taken place for redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, the called might receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.
16 (For where there is a testament, the death of the testator must needs come in.
17 For a testament is of force when men are dead, since it is in no way of force while the testator is alive.)
18 Whence neither the first was inaugurated without blood.
19 For every commandment having been spoken according to the law by Moses to all the people; having taken the blood of calves and goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, he sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,
9:17For a testament [is] of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.
9:17because a will is in force only when somebody has died; it never takes effect while the one who made it is living.
9:17For a testament is of force, after men are dead: otherwise it is as yet of no strength, whilst the testator liveth.
9:17For a testament is of force where there hath been death: for it doth never avail while he that made it liveth.
9:17For a testament is of force where there hath been death: for doth it ever avail while he that made it liveth?
9:17For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.
9:17For a will is in force where there has been death, for it is never in force while he who made it lives.
9:17for a covenant over dead victims is stedfast, since it is no force at all when the covenant-victim liveth,
9:17For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator lives.