¹⁵ Therefore he is ^(A)the mediator of a new covenant, so that ^(B)those who are called may ^(C)receive the promised eternal inheritance, ^(D)since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.^[a]

¹⁶ For where a will is involved, the death of the one who made it must be established.

¹⁷ For ^(A)a will takes effect only at death, since it is not in force as long as the one who made it is alive.