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 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,
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 the teaching of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. (aiōnios g166)
3 and this we will do, if God may permit,
This will we do, 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 concerning those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
and tasted the good word of God 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.
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.
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 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;
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 rejected and near being cursed, 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 are persuaded of better things for you, and things that accompany 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 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.
11 and we desire each one of you the same diligence to shew, unto the full assurance of the hope unto the end,
We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even 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 won’t be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherited 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 a 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;
Thus, 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 indeed swear by a greater one, and in every dispute of theirs 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,
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,
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 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.
19 which we have, as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and entering into that within the vail,
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,
