Hebrews 6
1 Therefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of Christ, let’s press on to perfection—not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God,
Wherefore, leaving the first principles of Christian doctrine, let us progress toward maturity, not laying again the foundation concerning reformation from dead works, and faith toward God--
2 of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. (aiōnios g166)
concerning the doctrine of immersions, and of imposition of hands, of a resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment; (aiōnios g166)
3 This will we do, if God permits.
for this we will do, if God permit.
4 For concerning those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
For it is impossible to renew again to reformation those who have been once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
and have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the age which was to come, (aiōn g165)
6 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.
and yet have fallen away, crucifying again to themselves the Son of God and exposing him to contempt.
7 For the land which has drunk the rain that comes often on it and produces a crop suitable for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receives blessing from God;
For the land that drinks in the rain, which often comes upon it, and brings forth herbs, fit for them by whom it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God:
8 but if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected and near being cursed, whose end is to be burned.
but that which produces thorns and briers, is reprobated, and nigh to a curse; whose end is to be burned.
9 But, beloved, we are persuaded of better things for you, and things that accompany salvation, even though we speak like this.
But, beloved, we hope better things of you, even things which are connected with salvation, though we thus speak.
10 For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them.
For God is not unrighteous, to forget your work, and the love which you have showed toward his name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
11 We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end,
Yet, we earnestly desire every one of you to show the same diligence, in order to the realizing of this hope, to the end--
12 that you won’t be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherited the promises.
that you may not be slothful, but imitators of them who, through faith and patience, are inheriting the promises.
13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,
For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself--
14 saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.”
saying, "Surely, blessing, I will bless you, and multiplying, I will multiply you";
15 Thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
and so, having patiently waited, he obtained the promise.
16 For men indeed swear by a greater one, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.
For men, indeed, swear by the greater; and an oath for confirmation is, to them, an end of all contradiction.
17 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,
Therefore, God, willing more abundantly to show to their heirs of promise the immutability of his purpose, confirmed it with an oath;
18 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.
that, by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled away to lay hold on the hope set before us;
19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and entering into that which is within the veil,
which we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and entering into the place within the vail,
