Hebrews 9:16
14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
15 Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.
In the case of a will, it is necessary to establish the death of the one who made it,
17 because a will does not take effect until the one who made it has died; it cannot be executed while he is still alive.
18 That is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- In the case of a will, it is necessary to establish the death of the one who made it,
- KJV
- For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
- WEB
- For where a last will and testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him who made it.
- ASV
- For where a testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him that made it.
- DARBY
- (For where [there is] a testament, the death of the testator must needs come in.
- BLB
- For where [there is] a covenant, [there is] a necessity to bring forth the death of the one having made [it].
- ÅB
- For hvor det er et testament, der er det nødvendig at dens død som har opprettet det, blir godtgjort;
- OTB
- I tilfelle av et testamente, er det nødvendig å fastslå døden til den som laget det,
- B1930
- For hvor det er et testament, der er det nødvendig at dens død som har oprettet det, blir godtgjort;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
James 2:10
Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.
Read in context1 Corinthians 15:22
For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
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