Hebrews 9:16

In 9 translations

BSB

In the case of a will, it is necessary to establish the death of the one who made it,Greek diathēkē is also translated as covenant throughout this chapter.

KJV

For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.

WEB

For where a last will and testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him who made it.

ASV

For where a testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him that made it.

LSV

for where a covenant [is], [it is] necessary to establish the death of the [one] having made [it],

YLT

for where a covenant [is], the death of the covenant-victim to come in is necessary,

DBY

(For where [there is] a testament, the death of the testator must needs come in.

DRC

For where there is a testament, the death of the testator must of necessity come in.

GNV

For where a Testament is, there must be the death of him that made the Testament.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT

ὅπου γὰρ διαθήκη, θάνατον ἀνάγκη φέρεσθαι τοῦ διαθεμένου·

RP2018

Ὅπου γὰρ διαθήκη, θάνατον ἀνάγκη φέρεσθαι τοῦ διαθεμένου.

TR-Boyd

Ὅπου γὰρ διαθήκη, θάνατον ἀνάγκη φέρεσθαι τοῦ διαθεμένου.

SCR1894

οπου γαρ διαθηκη θανατον αναγκη φερεσθαι του διαθεμενου

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Cross-references most cited first

• James 2:10Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.
• 1 Corinthians 15:22For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
• Romans 5:12Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.
• Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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