Hebrews 9:17-19

New Matthew Bible

¹⁷ because a testament takes authority when men are dead. It is of no effect as long as he who made it is alive.

¹⁸ For which reason also, neither was that first testament ordained without blood. ¹⁹ For when all the commandments were read by Moses to all the people, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water and purple wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book and all the people,