Catholic Public Domain Version
"For where there is a testament, it is necessary for the death of the one who testifies to intervene. "
— Hebrews 9:16, Catholic Public Domain Version
“For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.”
“For where a testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him that made it. ”
“For where a last will and testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him who made it.”
“For where there is a will, the death of the one who made it must be proven.”
“For where there is a testament the death of the testator must of necessity come in.”
“Because where there is a testament, there has to be the death of the man who made it.”
“For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.”
For if the blood of goats and oxen, and the ashes of a calf, when these are sprinkled, sanctify those who have been defiled, in order to cleanse the flesh,
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the Holy Spirit has offered himself, immaculate, to God, cleanse our conscience from dead works, in order to serve the living God?
And thus he is the Mediator of the new testament, so that, by his death, he intercedes for the redemption of those transgressions which were under the former testament, so that those who have been called may receive the promise of an eternal inheritance.
For where there is a testament, it is necessary for the death of the one who testifies to intervene.
For a testament is confirmed by death. Otherwise, it as yet has no force, as long as the one who testifies lives.
Therefore, indeed, the first was not dedicated without blood.
For when every commandment of the law had been read by Moses to the entire people, he took up the blood of calves and goats, with water and with scarlet wool and hyssop, and he sprinkled both the book itself and the entire people,