KJV ORIGINAL
For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
A will only kicks in after someone dies — it's completely powerless while the person who wrote it is still alive.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Death is what makes a will official, and Jesus had to die to make his promises real for us.
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