Hebrews 9:16
King James Version (KJV)
For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
In context
14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
16 For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
17 For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.
18 Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood.
Hebrews 9:16 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
- WEB World English Bible
- For where a last will and testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him who made it.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- In the case of a will, it is necessary to establish the death of the one who made it,
- ASV American Standard Version
- For where a testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him that made it.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- for where a covenant [is], the death of the covenant-victim to come in is necessary,
- DBY Darby Translation
- (For where [there is] a testament, the death of the testator must needs come in.
- WBS Webster Bible
- For where a testament is , there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.