Hebrews 9:16

New International Reader's Version

What happens when someone leaves a will? It is necessary to prove that the person who made the will has died.

Cross References

Romans 5:12

Sin entered the world because one man sinned. And death came because of sin. Everyone sinned, so death came to all people.

Romans 6:23

When you sin, the pay you get is death. But God gives you the gift of eternal life. That’s because of what Christ Jesus our Lord has done.

1 Corinthians 15:22

Because of Adam, all people die. So because of Christ, all will be made alive.

Hebrews 1:3

The Son is the shining brightness of God’s glory. He is the exact likeness of God’s being. He uses his powerful word to hold all things together. He provided the way for people to be made pure from sin. Then he sat down at the right hand of the King, the Majesty in heaven.

Hebrews 13:20

Our Lord Jesus is the great Shepherd of the sheep. The God who gives peace brought him back from the dead. He did it because of the blood of the eternal covenant. Now may God

Hebrews 9:15

That’s why Christ is the go-between of a new covenant. Now those God calls to himself will receive the eternal gift he promised. They will receive it now that Christ has died to save them. He died to set them free from the sins they committed under the first covenant.

Hebrews 9:17

A will is in effect only when somebody has died. It never takes effect while the one who made it is still living.

James 2:10

Suppose you keep the whole law but trip over just one part of it. Then you are guilty of breaking all of it.