Hebrews 9:17
“For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Hebrews 9:17 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
For a testament is of force where there hath been death: for it doth never avail while he that made it liveth.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
For such a covenant takes effect only on death, it does not come into force as long as the testator is alive.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn ein Testament ist gültig, wenn der Tod eingetreten ist, weil es niemals Kraft hat, solange der lebt, der das Testament gemacht hat;)
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Porque el testamento con la muerte es confirmado; de otra manera no es válido entre tanto que el testador vive.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
porque um testamento se confirma nos mortos, visto que não é válido enquanto o testador vive.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
porque um testamento só é válido mediante a morte, sendo sem validade enquanto o testador viver.
📖 Hebrews 9:17 in Context
15And 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.
16For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
17For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.
18Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood.
19For 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,
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