Hebrews 9:16

For where a testament is,.... The covenant of grace, as administered under the Gospel dispensation, is a testament or will. The Jews have adopted the Greek word, here used, into their language, and…

For where a testament is - This is the same word - διαθήκη diathēkē - which in Heb 8:6, is rendered “covenant.” For the general signification of the word, see note on that verse. There is so much…

For where a testament is - A learned and judicious friend furnishes me with the following translation of this and the 17th verse: -

"For where there is a covenant, it is necessary that the death of…

In these verses the apostle considers the gospel under the notion of a will or testament, the new or last will and testament of Christ, and shows the necessity and efficacy of the blood of Christ to…

For where a testament is In these two verses (16, 17), and these only, Diathçkçis used in its Greek and Roman sense of "a will," and not in its Hebrew sense of "a covenant." The sudden and momentary…