Hebrews 6
1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go 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 laying on of hands, and of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal 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 will we do, if God permit.
And this we will do, if God permit.
4 For it is impossible for those who have been once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and have been made 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 If they shall fall away, to renew them again to repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an 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 drinketh in the rain that cometh often upon it, and bringeth forth herbs useful for them by whom 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 that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is close to being cursed; whose 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 accompany salvation, though we 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 unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shown toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
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 And we desire each one of you to show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope 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 be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience 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 promise to Abraham, because 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, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
And so by patiently waiting, Abraham obtained the promise.
16 For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of every dispute.
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 In the same way God, willing more abundantly to show to the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, 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 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:
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, both sure and steadfast, and one which entereth into that 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;
