Hebrews 9:17

American Standard Version

¹⁷For a ^[a]testament is of force ^[b]where there hath been death: ^[c]for it doth never avail while he that made it liveth.

Hebrews 9:17 The Greek word here used signifies both covenant and testament.
Hebrews 9:17 Greek over the dead.
Hebrews 9:17 Or, for doth it ever . . . liveth?

Hebrews 9:17

New International Version

¹⁷because a will is in force only when somebody has died; it never takes effect while the one who made it is living.

¹⁸Wherefore even the first covenant hath not been dedicated without blood.

¹⁸This is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.^(A)

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New International Version (NIV)