Hebrews 6
1 Let us then, leaving the first principles of the doctrine of Christ, press on to perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
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,
2 of the doctrine of baptisms, and of the laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of everlasting judgment. (aiōnios g166)
of the teaching regarding ablutions and the laying on of hands, of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. (aiōnios g166)
3 And this we will do, if God permit.
And this we will do, if God permit.
4 For it is impossible that those who have once been enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and been make partakers of the Holy Spirit,
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,
and tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the Future Age, (aiōn g165)
6 and have fallen away, should again be renewed to repentance, since they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to open shame.
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.
7 For the earth which hath drunk in the rain that cometh often upon it, and beareth plants useful to those for whose sake it is tilled, receiveth blessing from God;
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;
8 but if it bear thorns and briers it is disapproved, and is near to being accursed; and its end is to be burned.
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.
9 But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that are connected with salvation, though we do thus speak.
But though we thus speak, we are persuaded better things of you, beloved, and things that accompany salvation.
10 For God is not unjust so as to forget your work, and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered and are still ministering to the saints.
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.
11 But we earnestly desire that every one of you may show the same diligence with regard to the full assurance of your hope even to the end;
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.
12 that ye may not become slothful, but imitators of those who through faith and endurance inherit the promises.
Then do not become slack, but be imitators of those who through faith and patience are inheriting the promises.
13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself,
For when God make the promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he swore by himself, saying.
14 saying, “Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.”
Surely I will bless you, and bless you; I will increase you, and increase you.
15 And so, having endured with patience, he obtained the promised blessing.
And so by patiently waiting, Abraham obtained the promise.
16 For men indeed swear by one who is greater, and the oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
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.
17 Wherefore God, wishing more abundantly to show to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his purpose, confirmed it by an oath,
On which principle God, wishing to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his purpose, mediated with an oath;
18 that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us;
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.
19 which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, sure and steadfast, and which entereth within the veil;
This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, secure and strong, and passing into the sanctuary which is beyond the veil;
