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, having left the word of the beginning of the Christ, unto the perfection we may advance, not again a foundation laying of reformation from dead works, and of faith on 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, of laying on also of hands, of rising again also of the dead, and of judgment age-during, (aiōnios g166)
3 and this we will do, if God may permit,
and this we will do, if God may 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 for those once enlightened, having tasted also of the heavenly gift, and partakers having became of the Holy Spirit,
and did taste the good saying of God, the powers also of the coming 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 having fallen away, again to renew [them] to reformation, having crucified again to themselves the Son of God, and exposed to public 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 earth, that is drinking in the rain many times coming upon it, and is bringing forth herbs fit for those because of whom also it is dressed, doth partake 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;
and that which is bearing thorns and briers [is] disapproved of, and nigh to cursing, whose end [is] for burning;
9 but we are persuaded, concerning you, beloved, the things that are better, and accompanying salvation, though even thus we speak,
and we are persuaded, concerning you, beloved, the things that are better, and accompanying salvation, though even thus we 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 labour of the love, that ye shewed to His name, having ministered to the saints and ministering;
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 each one of you the same diligence to shew, unto the full assurance of the 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 may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance 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 to Abraham God, having made promise, seeing He was able to swear by no greater, did swear by Himself,
14 saying, “Blessing I will indeed bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you”;
saying, 'Blessing indeed I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;'
15 and so, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise;
and so, having patiently endured, he did obtain 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 do swear by the greater, and an end of all controversy to them for confirmation [is] the oath,
17 in which God, more abundantly willing to show to the heirs of the promise the immutability of His counsel, interposed by an oath,
in which God, more abundantly willing to shew to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, did interpose 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 through two immutable things, in which [it is] impossible for God to lie, a strong comfort we may have who did flee 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 an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and entering into that within the vail,
