For wherea covenantis, there must of necessitybe the deathof the one who madeit.
For whoeverkeepsthe wholelawand yetstumblesin one[point], he has becomeguiltyof all.
For as in Adamalldie,soalsoin Christallwill be made alive.
For the wagesof sinis death,but the free giftof Godis eternallifein ChristJesusour Lord.
Therefore,justas throughonemansinenteredinto the world,and deaththroughsin,and sodeathspreadto allmen,becauseallsinned--
For thisreasonHe is the mediatorof a newcovenant,sothat, since a deathhas taken placefor the redemptionof the transgressionsthat were [committed] underthe firstcovenant,thosewho have been calledmay receivethe promiseof the eternalinheritance.
For a covenantis valid[only] when men are dead,for it is neverin forcewhilethe one who madeit lives.
And He is the radianceof His gloryand the exact representationof His nature,and upholdsall thingsby the wordof His power.When He had madepurificationof sins,He sat downat the right handof the Majestyon high,
Nowthe Godof peace,who broughtup from the deadthe greatShepherdof the sheepthroughthe bloodof the eternalcovenant,[even] Jesusour Lord,
