Hebrews 9:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.”
Hebrews 9:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Hebrews 9:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Hebrews 9:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For a will is in force where there has been death, for it is never in force while he who made it lives.”
Hebrews 9:17 — World English Bible
Hebrews 9:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For a testament is of force where there hath been death: for it doth never avail while he that made it liveth.”
Hebrews 9:17 — American Standard Version
Hebrews 9:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for a covenant over dead victims <FI>is<Fi> stedfast, since it is no force at all when the covenant-victim liveth,”
Hebrews 9:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Hebrews 9:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For a testament [is] of force when men are dead, since it is in no way of force while the testator is alive.)”
Hebrews 9:17 — Darby Translation
Hebrews 9:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For the Testament is confirmed when men are dead: for it is yet of no force as long as he that made it, is aliue.”
Hebrews 9:17 — Geneva Bible
Hebrews 9:17 in Context — Hebrews 9
15 Así que, por eso es mediador del nuevo testamento, para que interviniendo muerte para la remisión de las rebeliones que había bajo del primer testamento, los que son llamados reciban la promesa de la herencia eterna.
16 Porque donde hay testamento, necesario es que intervenga muerte del testador.
17 Porque el testamento con la muerte es confirmado; de otra manera no es válido entre tanto que el testador vive.
18 De donde [vino] que ni aun el primero fué consagrado sin sangre.
19 Porque habiendo leído Moisés todos los mandamientos de la ley á todo el pueblo, tomando la sangre de los becerros y de los machos cabríos, con agua, y lana de grana, é hisopo, roció al mismo libro, y también á todo el pueblo,
What Does Hebrews 9:17 Mean?
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