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 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,
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 teaching of washings, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of everlasting judgment. (aiōnios g166)
3 And, this, will we do, if at least, God, permit.
And this we will do if God permits.
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 concerning those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
and tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the age 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.
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.
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 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;
8 But, should it be bringing forth thorns and briars, it is disapproved, and, unto cursing, nigh, —whose end is for burning.
but if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected and near being cursed, 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 of better things for you, and things that accompany salvation, even though we speak like this.
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, 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.
11 But we covet that, each one of you, be shewing forth the same diligence, unto the full assurance of the hope throughout:
We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to 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 you won't be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherited 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 a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he swore by himself,
14 saying—Truly, if blessing I will bless thee, and, multiplying, I will multiply thee;
saying, "I will indeed bless you, and I will greatly multiply you."
15 And, thus, being patient, he attained unto the promise.
Thus, having 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 people swear oaths by something greater, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.
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, —
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;
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 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.
19 Which we have, as an anchor of the soul, both secure and firm, and entering into the interior of the veil:
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;
