rsv Hebrews:9:15-18
rsv@Hebrews:9:15 @ Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred which redeems them from the transgressions under the first covenant.
rsv@Hebrews:9:16 @ For where a will is involved, the death of the one who made it must be established.
rsv@Hebrews:9:17 @ For a will takes effect only at death, since it is not in force as long as the one who made it is alive.
rsv@Hebrews:9:18 @ Hence even the first covenant was not ratified without blood.