Hebrews 9:17
kFor a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.
For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.
NKJV: For a testament is in force after men are dead, since it has no power at all while the testator lives.
ESV: For a will takes effect only at death, since it is not in force as long as the one who made it is alive.
διαθήκη γὰρ ἐπὶ νεκροῖς βεβαία, ἐπεὶ μή ποτε ἰσχύει ὅτε ζῇ ὁ διαθέμενος.
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Galatians 3:15 Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.