Hebrews 6
1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on to perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
For this reason, having left the word of the beginning of the Christ, we may advance to perfection, not laying again a foundation of conversion from dead works, and of faith on God,
2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. (aiōnios g166)
of the teaching of immersions, also of laying on of hands, also of [the] resurrection of the dead, and of continuous judgment, (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 for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
for [it is] impossible for those once enlightened, having also tasted of the heavenly gift, and having become partakers of the Holy Spirit,
and tasted the good saying of God, also the powers of the coming age, (aiōn g165)
6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again to repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
and having fallen away, to renew [them] again to conversion, having crucified to themselves the Son of God again, and exposed to public shame.
7 For the earth which drinks in the rain that comes oft on it, and brings forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receives blessing from God:
For the earth, having drunk in the rain coming on it many times, and is bringing forth herbs fit for those because of whom it is also dressed, partakes of blessing from God,
8 But that which bears thorns and briers is rejected, and is near to cursing; whose end is to be burned.
but that which is bearing thorns and briers [is] disapproved of, and near to cursing, whose end [is] for burning;
9 But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.
but 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 labor of love, which you have showed toward his name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
for God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the labor of love that you showed to His Name, having ministered to the holy ones and ministering;
11 And we desire that every one of you do show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope to the end:
and we desire each one of you to show the same diligence, to the full assurance of the hope to the end,
12 That you be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
that you may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.
13 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself,
For God, having made promise to Abraham, seeing He was not able to swear by [any] greater, swore by Himself,
14 Saying, Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.
saying, “Blessing I will indeed bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you”;
15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
and so, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise;
16 For men truly swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
for men swear by the greater, and the oath [is] for confirmation of the end of all their controversy,
17 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to show to the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
in which God, more abundantly willing to show to the heirs of the promise the immutability of His counsel, interposed by an oath,
18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, 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, we may have a strong comfort, having fled for refuge, to lay hold on the hope being set before [us],
19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters into that within the veil;
which we have, as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and entering into that within the veil,
