Hebrews 9:17

Weymouth NT

And a will is only of force in the case of a deceased person, being never of any avail so long as he who made it lives.

Cross References

John 14:27

Peace I leave with you: my own peace I give to you. It is not as the world gives its greetings that I give you peace. Let not your hearts be troubled or dismayed.

Galatians 3:15

Brethren, even a covenant made by a man –to borrow an illustration from daily life– when once formally sanctioned is not liable to be set aside or added to.

Hebrews 9:16

For where there is a legal `will,' there must also be a death brought forward in evidence–the death of him who made it.

Hebrews 9:18

Accordingly we find that the first Covenant was not inaugurated without blood.