Hebrews 6
1 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,
Wherefore leaving the doctrine of the first principles of Christ, let us press on unto perfection; not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
2 of the teaching of immersions, also of laying on of hands, also of [the] resurrection of the dead, and of continuous judgment, (aiōnios g166)
of the teaching of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. (aiōnios g166)
3 and this we will do, if God may permit,
And this will we do, if God permit.
4 for [it is] impossible for those once enlightened, having also tasted of the heavenly gift, and having become partakers of the Holy Spirit,
For as touching those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
and tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the age to come, (aiōn g165)
6 and having fallen away, to renew [them] again to conversion, having crucified to themselves the Son of God again, and exposed to public shame.
and [then] fell away, it is impossible to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
7 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,
For the land which hath drunk the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receiveth blessing from God:
8 but that which is bearing thorns and briers [is] disapproved of, and near to cursing, whose end [is] for burning;
but if it beareth thorns and thistles, it is rejected and nigh unto a curse; whose end is to be burned.
9 but we are persuaded, concerning you, beloved, the things that are better, and accompanying salvation, though even thus we speak,
But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak:
10 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;
for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.
11 and we desire each one of you to show the same diligence, to the full assurance of the hope to the end,
And we desire that each one of you may show the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end:
12 that you may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.
that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
13 For God, having made promise to Abraham, seeing He was not able to swear by [any] greater, swore by Himself,
For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself,
14 saying, “Blessing I will indeed bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you”;
saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
15 and so, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise;
And thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
16 for men swear by the greater, and the oath [is] for confirmation of the end of all their controversy,
For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.
17 in which God, more abundantly willing to show to the heirs of the promise the immutability of His counsel, interposed by an oath,
Wherein God, being minded to show more abundantly unto the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;
18 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],
that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us:
19 which we have, as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and entering into that within the veil,
which we have as an anchor of the soul, [a hope] both sure and stedfast and entering into that which is within the veil;
