Hebrews 6
1 THEREFORE leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
Therefore let us leave the commencement of the word of the Messiah, and let us proceed to the completion. Or will ye again lay another foundation for the repentance which is from dead works, and for the faith in 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)
and for the doctrine of baptism, and for the laying on of a hand, and for the resurrection from the dead, and for the eternal judgment? (aiōnios g166)
3 And this will we do, if God permit.
We will do this, if the Lord 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,
But they who have once descended to baptism, and have tasted the gift from heaven, and have received the Holy Spirit,
and have tasted the good word of God, and the power of the world to come, (aiōn g165)
6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
cannot again sin, and a second time be renewed to repentance; or a second time crucify and insult the Son of God.
7 For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:
For the earth that drinketh the rain which cometh often upon it, and produceth the herb that is of use to those for whom it is cultivated, receiveth a blessing from God.
8 But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
But if it should put forth thorns and briers, it would have reprobation, and be not far from a curse, and its end would be a burning.
9 But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.
But, in regard to you, my brethren, we are persuaded better things, and things pertaining to life, although we thus speak.
10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
For God is not unrighteous, to forget your works, and your charity which ye have shown in his name, in that ye have ministered and do minister to the saints.
11 And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
And we desire, that each one of you may show this same activity, for the completion of your hope, even to the end:
12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
and that ye faint not; but that ye be emulators of them who by faith and patience have become heirs of the promise.
13 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
For when God made the promise to Abraham, because there was none greater than himself by whom he could swear, he swore by himself;
14 Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
and said: Blessing, I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
And so he was patient, and obtained the promise.
16 For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
For men swear by one greater than themselves: and in every controversy that occurs among them, the sure termination of it is by an oath.
17 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
Therefore, God, being abundantly willing to show to the heirs of the promise, that his promising was irreversible, bound it up in 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 upon the hope set before us:
so that, by two things which change not, and in which God cannot lie, we, who have sought refuge in him, might have great consolation, and might hold fast the hope promised to us;
19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
which is to us as an anchor, that retaineth our soul, so that it swerveth not; and it entereth into that within the veil,
