Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
For where a testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him that made it.
WEB
In the case of a will, it is necessary to establish the death of the one who made it,
YLT
for where a covenant is , the death of the covenant-victim to come in is necessary,
DBT
(For where [there is] a testament, the death of the testator must needs come in.
About this book
New Testament▾
About this book
New TestamentHebrews — The NT's most sustained Old-Testament argument — an extended demonstration that Jesus is ‘better than’ every institution Judaism knew. Priesthood, covenant, tabernacle, sacrifice: all fulfilled in one great high priest.
- Author
- Unknown — the book itself does not name its author. Traditional attribution is Pauline (Clement of Alexandria, Origen, much of the Eastern church); Luther proposed Apollos; Tertullian preferred Barnabas; Harnack proposed Priscilla. Site does not adjudicate
- Date
- Mid-to-late 1st century AD, almost certainly before AD 70 (the book argues against the ongoing Temple liturgy as if the Temple still stands)