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 first principles of Christian doctrine, let us progress toward maturity, not laying again the foundation concerning reformation from dead works, and 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)
concerning the doctrine of immersions, and of imposition of hands, of a resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment; (aiōnios g166)
3 and this we will do, if God may permit,
for this we will 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 reformation those who have been once enlightened, and 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 powers of the age which was 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 yet have fallen away, crucifying again to themselves the Son of God and exposing him to contempt.
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 that drinks in the rain, which often comes upon it, and brings forth herbs, fit for them by whom it is cultivated, receives a 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 that which produces thorns and briers, is reprobated, 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, beloved, we hope better things of you, even things which are connected with 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 you have showed toward his name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and 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,
Yet, we earnestly desire every one of you to show the same diligence, in order to the realizing of this hope, 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 you may not be slothful, but imitators of them who, through faith and patience, are inheriting 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 no one greater, he swore by himself--
14 saying, “Blessing I will indeed bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you”;
saying, "Surely, blessing, I will bless you, and multiplying, I will multiply you";
15 and so, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise;
and so, having patiently waited, 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, indeed, swear by the greater; and an oath for confirmation is, to them, an end of all contradiction.
17 in which God, more abundantly willing to show to the heirs of the promise the immutability of His counsel, interposed by an oath,
Therefore, God, willing more abundantly to show to their heirs of promise the immutability of his purpose, confirmed it 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 was impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled away 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 an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and entering into the place within the vail,
