¹⁵ And therefore he is the mediator of the new testament, so that through death, which effected the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, those who are called may receive the promise of eternal inheritance. ¹⁶ For where there is a testament, there must also be the death of him who makes the testament, ¹⁷ because a testament takes authority when men are dead. It is of no effect as long as he who made it is alive.