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,
Let us then, leaving the first principles of the doctrine of Christ, press on to perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
2 instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. (aiōnios g166)
of the doctrine of baptisms, and of the laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of everlasting judgment. (aiōnios g166)
3 And this we will do, if God permits.
And this we will 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 that those who have once been enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and been make partakers of the Holy Spirit,
and have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world 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, should again be renewed to repentance, since they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to open shame.
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 the earth which hath drunk in the rain that cometh often upon it, and beareth plants useful to those for whose sake it is tilled, receiveth 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 if it bear thorns and briers it is disapproved, and is near to being accursed; and its 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, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that are connected with salvation, though we do thus speak.
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 unjust so as to forget your work, and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered and are still ministering to the saints.
11 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.
But we earnestly desire that every one of you may show the same diligence with regard to the full assurance of your hope even to 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 may not become slothful, but imitators of those who through faith and endurance inherit the promises.
13 When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no greater, he 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 so, having endured with patience, he obtained the promised blessing.
16 Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.
For men indeed swear by one who is greater, and the oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
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.
Wherefore God, wishing more abundantly to show to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his purpose, confirmed it 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 immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon 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 hope we have as an anchor of the soul, sure and steadfast, and which entereth within the veil;
