17For a will is in force where there has been death, for it is never in force while he who made it lives.
17For a will is in force where there has been death, for it is never in force while he who made it lives.
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.
19 For when every commandment had been spoken by Moses to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of the calves and the goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and 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 when men are dead, since it is in no way of force while the testator is alive.)
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 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.