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,
So let us get beyond the teaching of the elementary doctrines of Christ, and let us be borne along toward what is mature. Let us not be continually laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, 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 teaching regarding ablutions and the laying on of hands, of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. (aiōnios g166)
3 and this we will do, if God may permit,
And 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 in the case of those who have been once for all enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and become partakers of the Holy Spirit,
and tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the Future Age, (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 fallen away, it is impossible to renew them again unto repentance. For they repeatedly crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and expose 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 land that has drunk the showers that now and again fall upon it, and produced vegetation useful for those for whom it was tilled, 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 if it produces thorns and thistles, it is considered worthless, and is in danger of being cursed, and its end will be 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 though we thus speak, we are persuaded better things of you, beloved, and things that accompany salvation.
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 unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you showed for his cause, in sending help to your fellow Christians, as you are still doing.
11 and we desire each one of you to show the same diligence, to the full assurance of the hope to the end,
but I am longing that each of you continue to show the same diligence to realize the fulness of your 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.
Then do not become slack, but be imitators of those 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 make the promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he swore by himself, saying.
14 saying, “Blessing I will indeed bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you”;
Surely I will bless you, and bless you; I will increase you, and increase you.
15 and so, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise;
And so by patiently waiting, Abraham obtained the promise.
16 for men swear by the greater, and the oath [is] for confirmation of the end of all their controversy,
I am referring to the oath because men swear by what is greater than themselves, 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,
On which principle God, wishing to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his purpose, mediated 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 means of two immutable things - his promise and his oath - in which it is impossible for God to break faith, we refugees may have strong encouragement to grasp 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,
This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, secure and strong, and passing into the sanctuary which is beyond the veil;
