Heb.9.17

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Heb.9.17

For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.

Heb.9.17

Even the first plan required a death to set it in motion.

Heb.9.17

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

Heb.9.17

For a testament is in force after men are dead, since it has no power at all while the testator lives.

Heb.9.17

The will goes into effect only after the death of the person who wrote it. While the person is still alive, no one can use the will to get any of the things promised to them.