15 And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.
16 For where there is a covenant, it is a necessity to announce the death of the one making the covenant.
17 For a covenant is in force after men are dead, since it has no power at all while the one who made the covenant is alive.