Hebrews 6
1 Therefore leaving the doctrine of the first principles of Christ, let us press on to perfection—not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God,
Wherefore, leaving the word of the beginning of the Christ, let us go on [to what belongs] to full growth, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and faith in God,
2 of the teaching of washings, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of everlasting judgment. (aiōnios g166)
of [the] doctrine of washings, and of imposition of hands, and of resurrection of [the] dead, and of eternal judgment; (aiōnios g166)
3 And this we will do if God permits.
and this will we do if God permit.
4 For concerning those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
For it is impossible to renew again to repentance those once enlightened, and who have tasted of the heavenly gift, and have been made partakers of [the] Holy Spirit,
and have tasted the good word of God, and [the] works of power of [the] age to come, (aiōn g165)
6 and then fell away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance; seeing they crucify the Son of God for themselves again, and put him to open shame.
and have fallen away, crucifying for themselves [as they do] the Son of God, and making a show of [him].
7 For the land which has drunk the rain that comes often on it, and brings forth a crop suitable for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receives blessing from God;
For ground which drinks the rain which comes often upon it, and produces useful herbs for those for whose sakes also it is tilled, partakes of blessing from God;
8 but if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected and near being cursed, whose end is to be burned.
but bringing forth thorns and briars, it is found worthless and nigh to a curse, whose end [is] to be burned.
9 But, beloved, we are persuaded of better things for you, and things that accompany salvation, even though we speak like this.
But we are persuaded concerning you, beloved, better things, and connected with salvation, even if we speak thus.
10 For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them.
For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye have shewn to his name, having ministered to the saints, and [still] ministering.
11 We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end,
But we desire earnestly that each one of you shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end;
12 that you won't be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherited the promises.
that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience have been inheritors of the promises.
13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he swore by himself,
For God, having promised to Abraham, since he had no greater to swear by, swore by himself,
14 saying, "I will indeed bless you, and I will greatly multiply you."
saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;
15 Thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
and thus, having had long patience, he got the promise.
16 For people swear oaths by something greater, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.
For men indeed swear by a greater, and with them the oath is a term to all dispute, as making matters sure.
17 In this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;
Wherein God, willing to shew more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his purpose, intervened by an oath,
18 that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us.
that by two unchangeable things, in which [it was] impossible that God should lie, we might have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us,
19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and entering into that which is within the curtain;
which we have as anchor of the soul, both secure and firm, and entering into that within the veil,
