16 For where there is a [a]covenant, there must of necessity [b]be the death of the one who made it.

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  1. Hebrews 9:16 Or testament
  2. Hebrews 9:16 Lit be brought

16 In the case of a will,[a] it is necessary to prove the death of the one who made it,

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  1. Hebrews 9:16 Same Greek word as covenant; also in verse 17

17 For a [a]covenant is valid only when people are dead, [b]for it is never in force while the one who made it lives.

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  1. Hebrews 9:17 Or testament
  2. Hebrews 9:17 One early ms for is it then...lives?

17 because a will is in force only when somebody has died; it never takes effect while the one who made it is living.

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