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,
Therefore, omitting the elementary Christian teaching, let us go on to the perfection of Christian instruction, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
2 of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of consummate (aiōnios g166) judgment.
of the teaching with respect to immersions, and of the laying on of hands, of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal condemnation. (aiōnios g166)
3 This will we do, if God permits.
And 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 repentance those who have once been 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 coming age, (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.
if they fall away; since they again crucify in themselves the Son of God, and put him to an open shame.
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 which drinks up the rain that comes often upon it, and produces herbs suitable for those for whom it is cultivated, receives 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 thistles is rejected, and is near the curse, the end of which 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 are confident of better things concerning you, and of things that tend to 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 unjust, that he should forget your work, and the love which you have shown for his name by having ministered to the saints, and by continuing to minister.
11 We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end,
But we desire every one of you to show the same diligence, in order to have your hope fully assured to the end:
12 that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherited the promises.
that you may not become slothful, but imitators of those who, through faith and patience, inherit 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, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself,
14 saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.”
saying: Most surely will I abundantly bless you, and abundantly multiply you.
15 Thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
And so, when he had waited patiently, he received the promises.
16 For men indeed swear by a greater one, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.
For, verily, men 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,
Wherefore, God, being more abundantly willing to show to the heirs of his promise the immutability of his purpose, interposed 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 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, hope we have as an anchor for the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters in beyond the vail,
