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


In Context

13 for if the blood of bulls, and goats, and ashes of an heifer, sprinkling those defiled, doth sanctify to the purifying of the flesh,

14 how much more shall the blood of the Christ (who through the age-during Spirit did offer himself unblemished to God) purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

15 And because of this, of a new covenant he is mediator, that, death having come, for redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, those called may receive the promise of the age-during inheritance,

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

17 for a covenant over dead victims is stedfast, since it is no force at all when the covenant-victim liveth,

18 whence not even the first apart from blood hath been initiated,

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 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 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.