Hebrews 9:17

“For 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." - Hebrews 9:17
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What does Hebrews 9:17 mean?

The verse Hebrews 9:17 from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible says, "For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth." This verse is found in the New Testament of the Bible, specifically in the book of…

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The Testament of Life: Understanding Our Covenant in Christ

Hebrews 9:17 (KJV) states, "For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth." This verse, though nestled within the context of the New Covenant and the sacrificial system, holds profound implications for our…

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The Covenant of Grace: A Prayer of Faith and Understanding

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with hearts full of gratitude and reverence, acknowledging Your supreme authority and unending grace in our lives. As we reflect on the profound truth of Hebrews 9:17, "For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of…

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Hebrews 9:17 - "For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth."
Hebrews 10:17 - "And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more."
Hebrews 4:9 - "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God."
Hebrews 7:17 - "For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec."
Hebrews 9:16 - "For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator."
Hebrews 9:18 - "Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood."
Hebrews 9:27 - "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:"
Hebrews 3:17 - "But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?"
Hebrews 9:3 - "And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;"
"And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more." - Hebrews 10:17
Hebrews 9:9 - "Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;"
Hebrews 9:13 - "For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:"
Hebrews 9:20 - "Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you."
Hebrews 9:21 - "Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry."
Hebrews 7:17 - "For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec."
Hebrews 7:17 - "For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec."
Hebrews 9:2 - "For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary."
Hebrews 9:1 - "Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary."
Hebrews 9:22 - "And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission."
Hebrews 3:9 - "When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years."
Hebrews 6:17 - "Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:"
Hebrews 9:5 - "And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly."
"There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God." - Hebrews 4:9
Hebrews 6:9 - "But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak."
Hebrews 7:9 - "And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham."
Hebrews 9:8 - "The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:"
Hebrews 9:6 - "Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God."
Hebrews 9:10 - "Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation."
1 Samuel 9:17 - "And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake to thee of! this same shall reign over my people."