Hebrews 6
1 Wherefore, having left the word of the beginning of the Christ, unto the perfection we may advance, not again a foundation laying of reformation from dead works, and of faith on God,
Therefore having left the word of the primacy of Christ, let us be brought forward to perfection, not again laying a foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
2 of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on also of hands, of rising again also of the dead, and of judgment age-during, (aiōnios g166)
of doctrine of washings, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. (aiōnios g166)
3 and this we will do, if God may permit,
And this we will do, if of course God will permit.
4 for [it is] impossible for those once enlightened, having tasted also of the heavenly gift, and partakers having became of the Holy Spirit,
For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and who tasted of the heavenly gift, and who became partakers of the Holy Spirit,
and who tasted the good word of God and the powers of the coming age, (aiōn g165)
6 and having fallen away, again to renew [them] to reformation, having crucified again to themselves the Son of God, and exposed to public shame.
and who fell away, to restore again to repentance, crucifying to themselves the Son of God, and disgracing him publicly.
7 For earth, that is drinking in the rain many times coming upon it, and is bringing forth herbs fit for those because of whom also it is dressed, doth partake of blessing from God,
For the soil that has drunk the rain often coming upon it, and bringing forth vegetation useful for those by whom also it is cultivated, partakes of a blessing from God.
8 and that which is bearing thorns and briers [is] disapproved of, and nigh to cursing, whose end [is] for burning;
But producing thorns and thistles it is unfit and near a curse, the end of which is for burning.
9 and we are persuaded, concerning you, beloved, the things that are better, and accompanying salvation, though even thus we speak,
But we are persuaded better things about you, beloved, and things that have salvation, even though we speak this way.
10 for God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the labour of the love, that ye shewed to His name, having ministered to the saints and ministering;
For God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the labor of love that ye showed toward his name, having served the sanctified, and who are serving.
11 and we desire each one of you the same diligence to shew, unto the full assurance of the hope unto the end,
And we earnestly desire each of you to show the same diligence toward the full assurance of the hope until the end,
12 that ye may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.
so that ye may not become lazy, but imitators of those who, through faith and longsuffering, inherit the promises.
13 For to Abraham God, having made promise, seeing He was able to swear by no greater, did swear by Himself,
For God who promised to Abraham, since he had none greater to swear by, swore by himself,
14 saying, 'Blessing indeed I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;'
saying, Surely indeed, blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
15 and so, having patiently endured, he did obtain the promise;
And this way, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
16 for men indeed do swear by the greater, and an end of all controversy to them for confirmation [is] the oath,
For men certainly swear by the greater, and of every dispute with them the oath is final for confirmation.
17 in which God, more abundantly willing to shew to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, did interpose by an oath,
By which God, wanting to demonstrate more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutableness of his resolve, confirmed it by an oath.
18 that through two immutable things, in which [it is] impossible for God to lie, a strong comfort we may have who did flee for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before [us],
So that by two immutable events, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have strong encouragement, having fled for refuge to seize the hope being openly displayed.
19 which we have, as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and entering into that within the vail,
Which we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and that enters into the interior of the veil,
