Hebrews 9:16-18

9:16 For where there is a will, the death of the one who made it must be proven. ¹  9:17 For a will takes effect only at death, since it carries no force while the one who made it is alive. 9:18 So even the first covenant was inaugurated with blood. ² 

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¹ tn Grk “there is a necessity for the death of the one who made it to be proven.”

² sn The Greek text reinforces this by negating the opposite (“not even the first covenant was inaugurated without blood”), but this double negation is not used in contemporary English.