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,
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 also of hands, of rising again also of the dead, and of judgment age-during, (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 and this we will do, if God may permit,
for this we will do, if God 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 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 having fallen away, again to renew [them] to reformation, having crucified again to themselves the Son of God, and exposed to public shame.
and yet have fallen away, crucifying again to themselves the Son of God and exposing him to contempt.
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 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 and that which is bearing thorns and briers [is] disapproved of, and nigh to cursing, whose end [is] for burning;
but that which produces thorns and briers, is reprobated, and nigh to a curse; whose end is to be burned.
9 and we are persuaded, concerning you, beloved, the things that are better, and accompanying salvation, though even thus we speak,
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 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 love which you have showed toward his name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
11 and we desire each one of you the same diligence to shew, unto the full assurance of the hope unto 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 ye may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.
that you may not be slothful, but imitators of them who, through faith and patience, are inheriting the promises.
13 For to Abraham God, having made promise, seeing He was able to swear by no greater, did swear by Himself,
For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself--
14 saying, 'Blessing indeed I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;'
saying, "Surely, blessing, I will bless you, and multiplying, I will multiply you";
15 and so, having patiently endured, he did obtain the promise;
and so, having patiently waited, 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, indeed, swear by the greater; and an oath for confirmation is, to them, an end of all contradiction.
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,
Therefore, God, willing more abundantly to show to their heirs of promise the immutability of his purpose, confirmed it with 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],
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 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 entering into the place within the vail,
