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 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 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] doctrine of washings, and of imposition 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 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 having fallen away, to renew [them] again to conversion, having crucified to themselves the Son of God again, and exposed to public shame.
and have fallen away, crucifying for themselves [as they do] the Son of God, and making a show of [him].
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 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 that which is bearing thorns and briers [is] disapproved of, and near to cursing, whose end [is] for burning;
but bringing forth thorns and briars, it is found worthless and nigh to 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 we are persuaded concerning you, beloved, better things, and connected with salvation, even if we speak thus.
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 have shewn to his name, having ministered to the saints, and [still] ministering.
11 and we desire each one of you to show the same diligence, to the full assurance of the hope to the end,
But we desire earnestly that each one of you shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto 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 those who through faith and patience have been inheritors of the promises.
13 For God, having made promise to Abraham, seeing He was not able to swear by [any] greater, swore by Himself,
For God, having promised to Abraham, since he had no greater to swear by, swore 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 had long patience, he got the promise.
16 for men swear by the greater, and the oath [is] for confirmation of the end of all their controversy,
For men indeed swear by a greater, and with them the oath is a term to all dispute, as making matters sure.
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, willing to shew more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his purpose, intervened by 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 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 which we have, as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and entering into that within the veil,
which we have as anchor of the soul, both secure and firm, and entering into that within the veil,
