Hebrews 9:16-18

Good News Translation

¹⁶ In the case of a will it is necessary to prove that the person who made it has died, ¹⁷ for a will means nothing while the person who made it is alive; it goes into effect only after his death. ¹⁸ That is why even the first covenant^[a] went into effect only with the use of blood.