New International Reader's Version

Hebrews 9:16-18 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

16. What happens in the case of a will? It is necessary to prove that the person who made the will has died.

17. A will is in effect only when somebody has died. It never takes effect while the one who made it is still living.

18. That's why even the first covenant was not put into effect without the spilling of blood.