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For where a last will and testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him who made it.
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Covenant or Will? It's Both.
Scholars highlight a brilliant wordplay in the original Greek. The word used, 'diathēkē,' can mean both 'covenant' and 'last will and testament.' The author uses this dual meaning to show that Christ's death both ratifies the New Covenant (like a sacrifice sealing an agreement) and activates our eternal inheritance (like a will taking effect after the testator's death).
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For where a testament is. This is the same word, diayhkh, which in Hebrews 8:6 is rendered covenant. For the general meaning of t…
A testament (διαθηκη). The same word occurs for covenant (verse 15) and will (verse 16). This double sense of the word is played u…
19th Century
Anglican
Testament.—As has already been pointed out, the greatest difference of opinion has existed regarding the meaning of the Greek word…
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Baptist
For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise …
The argument is not easy to follow in English because we have no single word that is the precise equivalent of diatheke (GK 1347). This Greek word …
16th Century
Protestant
For where a testament is, etc. Even this one passage is a sufficient proof that this Epistle was not written in Hebrew; for ברית …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For where a testament is The covenant of grace, as administered under the Gospel dispensation, is a testament or wil…
The solemn transactions between God and humankind are sometimes called a covenant; in this specific context, it is a testament. A testament is a pe…
13th Century
Catholic
Having explained events in the Old Testament and revealed their mystical meaning, the Apostle now uses these facts to prove his thesis: namely, tha…
