Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
For where a last will and testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him who made it.
New American Standard Bible
For where a
King James Version
For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
Holman Bible
Where a will exists, the death of the one who made it must be established.
International Standard Version
For where there is a will, the death of the one who made it must be established.
A Conservative Version
For where a covenant is, a necessity is to present the death of the man who made the covenant.
American Standard Version
For where a testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him that made it.
Amplified
For where there is a will and
An Understandable Version
For where a will exists, it is necessary to prove the death of the person who made it [i.e., in order to benefit by its provisions].
Anderson New Testament
For where a testament is, it is necessary that there be brought in the death of the testator:
Bible in Basic English
Because where there is a testament, there has to be the death of the man who made it.
Common New Testament
For where a will is, there must of necessity be the death of the one who made it.
Daniel Mace New Testament
For where a testament is, there the death of the testator is necessarily pre-suppos'd.
Darby Translation
(For where there is a testament, the death of the testator must needs come in.
Godbey New Testament
For where there is a covenant, it is necessary to bear the death of the covenanter;
Goodspeed New Testament
For where a will is involved, the death of the one who made it must be established,
John Wesley New Testament
For where a testament is, there must also necessarily be the death of the testator.
Julia Smith Translation
For where a will, the necessity for the death of him having willed to be brought forward.
King James 2000
For where a will is, there must also of necessity be the death of the maker.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For where [there is] a will, [it is] a necessity [for] the death of the one who made the will to be established.
Modern King James verseion
For where a covenant is, the death of him covenanting must be offered.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For wheresoever is a testament, there must also be the death of him that maketh the testament.
Moffatt New Testament
Thus, in the case of a will, the death of the testator must be announced.
Montgomery New Testament
For where there is a testament, there must also be brought forward in evidence the death of the testator.
NET Bible
For where there is a will, the death of the one who made it must be proven.
Noyes New Testament
For where there is a testament there must of necessity be implied the death of the testator;
Sawyer New Testament
For where there is a covenant, there must follow the death of the covenant-maker.
The Emphasized Bible
For, where a covenant is, it is necessary for, the death, to be brought in, of him that hath covenanted;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For where a testament is, of necessity the death of the testator is implied.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Whenever such a Covenant as a will is in question, the death of the testator must of necessity be alleged.
Webster
For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
Weymouth New Testament
For where there is a legal 'will,' there must also be a death brought forward in evidence--the death of him who made it.
Williams New Testament
For when a will is made, it is necessary that the death of him who makes it be proved.
World English Bible
For where a last will and testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him who made it.
Worrell New Testament
For where there is a testament, there is a necessity that the death of the testator be brought in.
Worsley New Testament
For where a testament is, there is a necessity of proving the death of the testator.
Youngs Literal Translation
for where a covenant is, the death of the covenant-victim to come in is necessary,
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Hebrews 9:16
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The Heavenly Ministry Of The New Covenant
15 For this reason he is the mediator of a New Covenant, since a death has occurred for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant, that those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. 16 For where a last will and testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him who made it. 17 For a will is in force where there has been death, for it is never in force while he who made it lives.