Hebrews 6
1 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,
Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on to perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith towards God,
2 of the teaching regarding ablutions and the laying on of hands, of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. (aiōnios g166)
Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. (aiōnios g166)
3 And this we will do, if God permit.
And this will we do, if God permit.
4 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,
For [it is] impossible for those who have been once enlightened, and have tasted 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 world to come, (aiōn g165)
6 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.
If they shall fall away, to renew them again to repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put [him] to an open shame.
7 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;
For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh often upon it, and bringeth forth herbs fit for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:
8 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.
But that which beareth thorns and briers [is] rejected, and [is] nigh to cursing; whose end [is] to be burned.
9 But though we thus speak, we are persuaded better things of you, beloved, and things that accompany salvation.
But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.
10 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.
For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which ye have shown towards his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
11 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.
And we desire every one of you to show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope to the end:
12 Then do not become slack, but be imitators of those who through faith and patience are inheriting the promises.
That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
13 For when God make the promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he swore by himself, saying.
For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself,
14 Surely I will bless you, and bless you; I will increase you, and increase you.
Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
15 And so by patiently waiting, Abraham obtained the promise.
And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
16 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.
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation [is] to them an end of all contradiction.
17 On which principle God, wishing to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his purpose, mediated with an oath;
Wherein God, willing more abundantly to show to the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed [it] by an oath:
18 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.
That by two immutable things, in which [it was] impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, secure and strong, and passing into the sanctuary which is beyond the veil;
Which [hope] we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which entereth into that within the vail;
