Hebrews 6
1 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--
Therefore, leaving the elementary teaching about Christ, let us move on toward perfection, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and trust in God,
2 concerning the doctrine of immersions, and of imposition of hands, of a resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment; (aiōnios g166)
of teaching about baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. (aiōnios g166)
3 for this we will do, if God permit.
We will do this, that is, if indeed God should permit it.
4 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,
Because, it is impossible to bring back into repentance those who were once for all enlightened, who have partaken of the heavenly gift and were made sharers in the Holy Spirit,
who have experienced God's good event and capabilities of the coming age, (aiōn g165)
6 and yet have fallen away, crucifying again to themselves the Son of God and exposing him to contempt.
and yet have fallen away—they would be crucifying the Son of God all over again, just for themselves, holding Him up to contempt.
7 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:
Now the ground that drinks in the rain that frequently falls on it and produces a crop useful to those for whom it is really cultivated receives blessing from God;
8 but that which produces thorns and briers, is reprobated, and nigh to a curse; whose end is to be burned.
but should it bear thorns and thistles, it is disqualified, almost a curse, whose destiny is a burning.
9 But, beloved, we hope better things of you, even things which are connected with salvation, though we thus speak.
For all that, dear ones, we are confident of the better things concerning you—things that accompany salvation—even though we speak like this.
10 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.
Because God is not unjust so as to ignore your work, even the labor of love you have invested in His name, in that you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
11 Yet, we earnestly desire every one of you to show the same diligence, in order to the realizing of this hope, to the end--
You see, we really do want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so as to fulfill the hope;
12 that you may not be slothful, but imitators of them who, through faith and patience, are inheriting the promises.
so that you not become lazy, but rather imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
13 For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself--
Now when God made a promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself
14 saying, "Surely, blessing, I will bless you, and multiplying, I will multiply you";
saying, “Indeed, blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.”
15 and so, having patiently waited, he obtained the promise.
And so, after he had been patient, he obtained the promise.
16 For men, indeed, swear by the greater; and an oath for confirmation is, to them, an end of all contradiction.
Because since men swear by the greater, and for them the confirming oath puts an end to every dispute,
17 Therefore, God, willing more abundantly to show to their heirs of promise the immutability of his purpose, confirmed it with an oath;
similarly God, being determined to show even more clearly to the heirs of the promise the unchanging nature of His purpose, guaranteed it by an oath,
18 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;
so that by two unalterable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we should have a strong encouragement, we who have taken refuge by grasping the hope set before us;
19 which we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and entering into the place within the vail,
which hope we have as an anchor for the soul, both certain and secure, actually entering the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
