American King James Version
"For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator lives. "
— Hebrews 9:17, American King James Version
“For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.”
“For a testament is of force where there hath been death: for it doth never avail while he that made it liveth. ”
“For a will is in force where there has been death, for it is never in force while he who made it lives.”
“For a will takes effect only at death, since it carries no force while the one who made it is alive.”
“For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is as yet of no strength, whilst the testator liveth.”
“For a testament has effect after death; for what power has it while the man who made it is living?”
“For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.”
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?
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.
For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator lives.
Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood.
For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,
Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God has enjoined to you.