Hebrews 9:17 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁷ For a will is valid only when people die, since it is never in effect while the one who made it is living.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ For a will and testament is valid and takes effect only at death, since it has no force or legal power as long as the one who made it is alive.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ For a testament is of force where there hath been death: for it doth never avail while he that made it liveth.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ This is because a will takes effect only after a death, since it’s not in force while the one who made the will is alive.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ For a testament is confirmed by death. Otherwise, it as yet has no force, as long as the one who testifies lives.

Hebrews 9:17 Cross References

Genesis 48:21

Israel said to Joseph, ‘Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your fathers.

John 14:27

‘Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Don’t let your heart be troubled or fearful.

Galatians 3:15

Brothers and sisters, I’m using a human illustration. No one sets aside or makes additions to a validated human will.

Hebrews 9:16

Where a will exists, the death of the one who made it must be established.

Hebrews 9:18

That is why even the first covenant was inaugurated with blood.