Hebrews 6
1 So let's not get stuck on the basic teachings about Christ, but let's progress to a more mature understanding. We don't need to go over again the ideas of repenting from what we used to do, about trusting 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 or teachings about baptism, 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 So let's get on with it, as God gives us the opportunity!
and this will we do if God permit.
4 It's impossible for those who once understood and experienced God's heavenly gift—who shared in receiving 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 completely abandon God, for them to be brought back to repentance once more. They themselves have crucified the Son of God all over again and publicly humiliated him.
and have fallen away, crucifying for themselves [as they do] the Son of God, and making a show of [him].
7 Land that has been watered by rain, and produces crops for those who farm it, has God's blessing.
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 only produces weeds and thorns is worthless, and is about to be condemned. In the end all that can be done is to burn it.
but bringing forth thorns and briars, it is found worthless and nigh to a curse, whose end [is] to be burned.
9 But dear friends, we believe better of you and your salvation, even if we talk like this!
But we are persuaded concerning you, beloved, better things, and connected with salvation, even if we speak thus.
10 God wouldn't be so unjust as to forget what you've done and the love you've shown for him by the care you've shown for fellow-believers—something you're still doing.
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 the same kind of commitment, confident in God's hope until it's fulfilled.
But we desire earnestly that each one of you shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end;
12 Don't be spiritually lazy, but follow the example of those who through trusting in God and patience inherit what God has promised.
that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience have been inheritors of the promises.
13 When God gave his promise to Abraham he could swear by no one greater so he took an oath on himself,
For God, having promised to Abraham, since he had no greater to swear by, swore by himself,
14 saying, “I will definitely bless you, and multiply your descendants.”
saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;
15 And so, after patiently waiting, Abraham received the promise.
and thus, having had long patience, he got the promise.
16 People swear on things that are greater than they are, and when they have some dispute the oath is taken as the final word on the matter.
For men indeed swear by a greater, and with them the oath is a term to all dispute, as making matters sure.
17 That's why God wanted to demonstrate more clearly to those who would inherit the promise that he would never ever change his mind.
Wherein God, willing to shew more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his purpose, intervened by an oath,
18 So by these two actions that can't be changed, and since it's impossible for God to lie, we can have total confidence, having run for safety to take hold of the hope God presented to us.
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 This hope is our spiritual anchor—it's both certain and reliable, and it takes us past the curtain to the presence of God.
which we have as anchor of the soul, both secure and firm, and entering into that within the veil,
