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


In Context

13 For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled, sanctify to the cleanness of the flesh:

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

15 For this reason he is the mediator of a new covenant, since a death has occurred for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant, that those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

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

17 For a will is in force where there has been death, for it is never in force while he who made it lives.

18 Therefore even the first covenant has 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 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 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.