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


In Context

13 The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean.

14 How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!

15 For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance--now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.

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

17 because a will is in force only when somebody has died; it never takes effect while the one who made it is living.

18 This is why even the first covenant was not put into effect 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 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

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.