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Hebrews 9:16

“In the case of a will, it is necessary to establish the death of the one who made it,”

Hebrews 9:16 verse artwork: In the case of a will, it is necessary to establish the death of the one who made it,

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¹⁴How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

¹⁵Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.

¹⁶In the case of a will, it is necessary to establish the death of the one who made it,

¹⁷Because a will does not take effect until the one who made it has died; it cannot be executed while he is still alive.

¹⁸That is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.

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