Hebrews 9:18

18This is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.

18Therefore even the first covenant was not inaugurated without blood.

18So even the first covenant was not put in force without [the shedding of] blood.

18That is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.

18Wherefore even the first covenant hath not been dedicated without blood.

18Wherefore neither was the first ordeined without blood.

18Therefore even the first covenant has not been dedicated without blood.

18That’s why even the first covenant was not put into effect without the spilling of blood.

18So even God's first covenant with his people needed the blood of an animal. The covenant only had authority after a death.

18for which reason, not even the first has been initiated apart from blood,