Hebrews 6
1 Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God,
Wherefore, leaving the word of the beginning of the Christ, let us go on [to what belongs] to full growth, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and faith in God,
2 instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. (aiōnios g166)
of [the] doctrine of washings, and of imposition of hands, and of resurrection of [the] dead, and of eternal judgment; (aiōnios g166)
3 And this we will do, if God permits.
and this will we do if God permit.
4 It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,
For it is impossible to renew again to repentance those once enlightened, and who have tasted of the heavenly gift, and have been made partakers of [the] Holy Spirit,
and have tasted the good word of God, and [the] works of power of [the] age to come, (aiōn g165)
6 and then have fallen away—to be restored to repentance, because they themselves are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting Him to open shame.
and have fallen away, crucifying for themselves [as they do] the Son of God, and making a show of [him].
7 For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God.
For ground which drinks the rain which comes often upon it, and produces useful herbs for those for whose sakes also it is tilled, partakes of blessing from God;
8 But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned.
but bringing forth thorns and briars, it is found worthless and nigh to a curse, whose end [is] to be burned.
9 Even though we speak like this, beloved, we are convinced of better things in your case—things that accompany salvation.
But we are persuaded concerning you, beloved, better things, and connected with salvation, even if we speak thus.
10 For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye have shewn to his name, having ministered to the saints, and [still] ministering.
11 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.
But we desire earnestly that each one of you shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end;
12 Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience have been inheritors of the promises.
13 When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
For God, having promised to Abraham, since he had no greater to swear by, swore by himself,
14 saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply your descendants.”
saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;
15 And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.
and thus, having had long patience, he got the promise.
16 Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.
For men indeed swear by a greater, and with them the oath is a term to all dispute, as making matters sure.
17 So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.
Wherein God, willing to shew more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his purpose, intervened by an oath,
18 Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
that by two unchangeable things, in which [it was] impossible that God should lie, we might have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us,
19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
which we have as anchor of the soul, both secure and firm, and entering into that within the veil,
