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,
So then, let us leave the beginning of the message of Christ and move forward to maturity. Let us not lay again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith in 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)
nor the foundation of teaching about baptisms, laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. (aiōnios g166)
3 And, this, will we do, if at least, God, permit.
We will also do this 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 it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, who tasted the heavenly gift, who were sharers of the Holy Spirit,
and who tasted God's good word 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.
but who then fell away—it is impossible to restore them again to repentance. This is because they crucify the Son of God for themselves again, and publicly shame him.
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 that drinks in the rain that often comes on it, and that gives birth to the plants useful to those for whom the land was worked—this is the land that receives a 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 worthless and is near to a curse. Its end is in burning.
9 But we are persuaded, concerning you, beloved, the things which are better and which contain salvation, though, even thus we speak.
But we are convinced about better things concerning you, beloved ones, things that concern 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 so unjust that he would forget your work and the love that you have shown for his name, because you served the believers and still 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 greatly desire that each of you may show the same diligence to the end, in order to make your hope certain.
12 In order that, not slothful, ye may become, but imitators of them who, through faith and patience, were becoming heirs of the promises.
This is so that you will not become lazy, but imitators of those who by 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 his promise to Abraham, he swore by himself, since he could not swear by anyone greater.
14 saying—Truly, if blessing I will bless thee, and, multiplying, I will multiply thee;
He said, “I will certainly bless you, and I will greatly increase you.”
15 And, thus, being patient, he attained unto the promise.
In this way, Abraham obtained what was promised after he had patiently waited.
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 by someone greater than themselves. At the end of each of their disputes, an oath serves as 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, —
When God decided to show more clearly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable quality of his purpose, he guaranteed it 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,
He did this so that by two unchangeable things—with which it is impossible for God to lie—we, who have fled for refuge, will have a strong encouragement to hold firmly to 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:
We have this as a secure and reliable anchor for the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain,
20 Where a forerunner in our behalf hath entered, even Jesus, who, according to the rank of Melchizedek, hath become, a high-priest unto times age-abiding. (aiōn g165)
where Jesus, who went before us, has entered into that place on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. (aiōn g165)
