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Hebrews 9:17
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BSBPD
“because a will does not take effect until the one who made it has died; it cannot be executed while he is still alive.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“For a testament is of force where there hath been death: for it doth never avail while he that made it liveth.”
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