| Translation | Verse | Text |
| Strong Concordance | Heb 9:17 | For [1063] a testament [1242] is of force [949] after [1909] men are dead [3498]: otherwise [1893] it is of [2480] no [3379] strength [2480] at all [3379] while [3753] the testator [1303] liveth [2198]. |
| Word | American Tract Society - Definition |
| TESTAMENT | In Scripture, usually signifies covenant, and not a man's last will, Mt 26:28. Both meanings are blended, however, in Heb 9:16-17. Paul speaks of the New Testament, or covenant, in the blood of the Redeemer; and calls the law the old covenant, and the gospel the new covenant, 1Co 1:1-16:24 11:25 2Co 3:6,14 Heb 7:22 10:1-39 12:24. See BIBLE, and COVENANT. |