< Hebrews 6 >

1 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,
Wherefore, having left the word of the beginning of the Christ, unto the perfection we may advance, not again a foundation laying of reformation from dead works, and of faith on God,
2 of [the] doctrine of washings, and of imposition of hands, and of resurrection of [the] dead, and of eternal judgment; (aiōnios g166)
of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on also of hands, of rising again also of the dead, and of judgment age-during, (aiōnios g166)
3 and this will we do if God permit.
and this we will do, if God may permit,
4 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,
for [it is] impossible for those once enlightened, having tasted also of the heavenly gift, and partakers having became of the Holy Spirit,
5 and have tasted the good word of God, and [the] works of power of [the] age to come, (aiōn g165)
and did taste the good saying of God, the powers also of the coming age, (aiōn g165)
6 and have fallen away, crucifying for themselves [as they do] the Son of God, and making a show of [him].
and having fallen away, again to renew [them] to reformation, having crucified again to themselves the Son of God, and exposed to public shame.
7 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;
For earth, that is drinking in the rain many times coming upon it, and is bringing forth herbs fit for those because of whom also it is dressed, doth partake of blessing from God,
8 but bringing forth thorns and briars, it is found worthless and nigh to a curse, whose end [is] to be burned.
and that which is bearing thorns and briers [is] disapproved of, and nigh to cursing, whose end [is] for burning;
9 But we are persuaded concerning you, beloved, better things, and connected with salvation, even if we speak thus.
and we are persuaded, concerning you, beloved, the things that are better, and accompanying salvation, though even thus we speak,
10 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.
for God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the labour of the love, that ye shewed to His name, having ministered to the saints and ministering;
11 But we desire earnestly that each one of you shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end;
and we desire each one of you the same diligence to shew, unto the full assurance of the hope unto the end,
12 that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience have been inheritors of the promises.
that ye may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.
13 For God, having promised to Abraham, since he had no greater to swear by, swore by himself,
For to Abraham God, having made promise, seeing He was able to swear by no greater, did swear by Himself,
14 saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;
saying, 'Blessing indeed I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;'
15 and thus, having had long patience, he got the promise.
and so, having patiently endured, he did obtain the promise;
16 For men indeed swear by a greater, and with them the oath is a term to all dispute, as making matters sure.
for men indeed do swear by the greater, and an end of all controversy to them for confirmation [is] the oath,
17 Wherein God, willing to shew more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his purpose, intervened by an oath,
in which God, more abundantly willing to shew to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, did interpose by an oath,
18 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,
that through two immutable things, in which [it is] impossible for God to lie, a strong comfort we may have who did flee for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before [us],
19 which we have as anchor of the soul, both secure and firm, and entering into that within the veil,
which we have, as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and entering into that within the vail,
20 where Jesus is entered as forerunner for us, become for ever a high priest according to the order of Melchisedec. (aiōn g165)
whither a forerunner for us did enter — Jesus, after the order of Melchisedek chief priest having become — to the age. (aiōn g165)

< Hebrews 6 >