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Hebrews 9:16-18
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16 For where there is a will, the death of the one who made it must be proven.[a] 17 For a will takes effect only at death, since it carries no force while the one who made it is alive. 18 So even the first covenant was inaugurated with blood.[b]

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  1. Hebrews 9:16 tn Grk “there is a necessity for the death of the one who made it to be proven.”
  2. Hebrews 9:18 sn The Greek text reinforces this by negating the opposite (“not even the first covenant was inaugurated without blood”), but this double negation is not used in contemporary English.
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