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 then, let us leave the beginning of the message of Christ and move forward to maturity. Let us not lay again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of 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)
nor the foundation of teaching about baptisms, laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. (aiōnios g166)
3 and this we will do, if God may permit,
We will also do this if God permits.
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 for those who were once enlightened, who tasted the heavenly gift, who were sharers of the Holy Spirit,
and who tasted God's good word 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.
but who then fell away—it is impossible to restore them again to repentance. This is because they crucify the Son of God for themselves again, and publicly shame 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 the land that drinks in the rain that often comes on it, and that gives birth to the plants useful to those for whom the land was worked—this is the land that 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 bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and is near to a curse. Its end is in burning.
9 but we are persuaded, concerning you, beloved, the things that are better, and accompanying salvation, though even thus we speak,
But we are convinced about better things concerning you, beloved ones, things that concern salvation, even though we speak like this.
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 so unjust that he would forget your work and the love that you have shown for his name, because you served the believers and still serve them.
11 and we desire each one of you to show the same diligence, to the full assurance of the hope to the end,
We greatly desire that each of you may show the same diligence to the end, in order to make your hope certain.
12 that you may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.
This is so that you will not become lazy, but imitators of those who by 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 his promise to Abraham, he swore by himself, since he could not swear by anyone greater.
14 saying, “Blessing I will indeed bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you”;
He said, “I will certainly bless you, and I will greatly increase you.”
15 and so, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise;
In this way, Abraham obtained what was promised after he had patiently waited.
16 for men swear by the greater, and the oath [is] for confirmation of the end of all their controversy,
For people swear by someone greater than themselves. At the end of each of their disputes, an oath serves as 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,
When God decided to show more clearly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable quality of his purpose, he guaranteed 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],
He did this so that by two unchangeable things—with which it is impossible for God to lie—we, who have fled for refuge, will have a strong encouragement to hold firmly to 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,
We have this as a secure and reliable anchor for the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain,
