15 For this reason Christ is the mediator(A) of a new covenant,(B) that those who are called(C) may receive the promised(D) eternal inheritance(E)—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.(F)

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15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

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

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 9:16 Same Greek word as covenant; also in verse 17

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

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