Hebrews 6
1 Wherefore, dismissing the elementary discourse concerning the Christ, unto maturity, let us be tending, not, again, a foundation, laying down—of repentance from dead works, and of faith towards God,
Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine (logos) of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
2 Of immersions—in respect of teaching, and of the laying on of hands, of the resurrection of the dead, and of judgment age-abiding; — (aiōnios g166)
Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. (aiōnios g166)
3 And, this, will we do, if at least, God, permit.
And this will we do, if God permit.
4 For it is impossible—as to these who have been, once for all, illuminated, who have tasted also of the heavenly free-gift, and have been made, partners, in a Holy Spirit,
For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit, (pneuma)
And have tasted the good word (rhema) of God, and the powers of the world to come, (aiōn g165)
6 And who have fallen away, again, to be remoulding them into repentance; seeing they are again crucifying unto themselves the Son of God, and holding him up as an example.
If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
7 For, land, which hath drunk in, the rain, thereupon ofttimes coming, and which bringeth forth vegetation fit for them for whom it is even cultivated, partaketh of a blessing from God;
For the earth which drinks in the rain that comes often upon it, and brings forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receives blessing from God:
8 But, should it be bringing forth thorns and briars, it is disapproved, and, unto cursing, nigh, —whose end is for burning.
But that which bears thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
9 But we are persuaded, concerning you, beloved, the things which are better and which contain salvation, though, even thus we speak.
But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.
10 For, not unrighteous, is God, to be forgetful of your work and of the love which ye have shewn forth for his name, in that ye have ministered unto the saints, and are ministering,
For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, (agape) which all of you have showed toward his name, in that all of you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
11 But we covet that, each one of you, be shewing forth the same diligence, unto the full assurance of the hope throughout:
And we desire that every one of you do show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
12 In order that, not slothful, ye may become, but imitators of them who, through faith and patience, were becoming heirs of the promises.
That all of you be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
13 For, when to Abraham God made promise, seeing he had no one greater by whom to swear, He sware, by himself, —
For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself,
14 saying—Truly, if blessing I will bless thee, and, multiplying, I will multiply thee;
Saying, Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.
15 And, thus, being patient, he attained unto the promise.
And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
16 For, men, by the greater one, swear, and, with them, an end of all gainsaying by way of confirmation is, the oath:
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
17 Wherein God, being, more abundantly disposed to shew forth unto the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his counsel, mediated, with an oath, —
Wherein God, willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
18 In order that, through means of two unchangeable things, in which it was impossible for God to make himself false, a mighty consolation, we might have, who have fled along to grasp, the fore-lying hope,
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 Which we have, as an anchor of the soul, both secure and firm, and entering into the interior of the veil:
Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters into that within the veil;
