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Hebrews 9:17 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" 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
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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.
18 Therefore even the first covenant has not been dedicated without blood.
19 For when every commandment had been spoken by Moses to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of the calves and the goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,
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Hebrews 9:1
"Now indeed even the first covenant had ordinances of divine service and an earthly sanctuary."
Hebrews 9:2
"For a tabernacle was prepared. In the first part were the lamp stand, the table, and the show bread, which is called the Holy Place."
Hebrews 9:3
"After the second veil was the tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies,"
Hebrews 9:4
"having a golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which was a golden pot holding the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant;"
Hebrews 9:5
"and above it cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat, of which things we can’t speak now in detail."
Hebrews 9:6
"Now these things having been thus prepared, the priests go in continually into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the services,"
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