Hebrews 9:17 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

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

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.

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

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.

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

For a testament is of force, after men are dead: otherwise it is as yet of no strength, whilst the testator liveth.

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.

‘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.

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

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

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

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