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,
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 the teaching of baptisms, of laying on also of hands, of rising again also of the dead, and of judgment age-during, (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 we will do, if God may permit,
We will also do this if God permits.
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, 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 having fallen away, again to renew [them] to reformation, having crucified again to themselves the Son of God, and exposed to public shame.
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 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 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 and that which is bearing thorns and briers [is] disapproved of, and nigh to cursing, 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 and we are persuaded, concerning you, beloved, the things that are better, and accompanying 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 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 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 and we desire each one of you the same diligence to shew, unto the full assurance of the hope unto the end,
We greatly desire that each of you may show the same diligence to the end, in order to make your hope certain.
12 that ye may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting 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 to Abraham God, having made promise, seeing He was able to swear by no greater, did swear by Himself,
For when God made his promise to Abraham, he swore by himself, since he could not swear by anyone greater.
14 saying, 'Blessing indeed 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 so, having patiently endured, he did obtain the promise;
In this way, Abraham obtained what was promised after he had patiently waited.
16 for men indeed do swear by the greater, and an end of all controversy to them for 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 in which God, more abundantly willing to shew to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, did interpose by 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 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],
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 sure and stedfast, and entering into that within the vail,
We have this as a secure and reliable anchor for the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain,
