I say by means of death; for where such a covenant is, there must be the death of him by whom it is confirmed — Seeing it is by his death that the benefits of it are purchased. It seems beneath the dignity of the apostle to play upon the ambiguity of the Greek word, as the common translation supposes him to do.
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Hebrews 9:16
16 For where a testament is, there must also of necessity bee the death of the testator.