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,
WHEREFORE, desisting from initiatory discourse respecting Christ, let us advance towards perfection; not again laying a foundation of repentance from dead works, and faith in God,
2 of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. (aiōnios g166)
of the doctrine of ablutions, and of imposition of hands, and of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. (aiōnios g166)
3 This will we do, if God permits.
And so 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 not possible to renew again unto repentance those who have been once illuminated, and have tasted the celestial gift, and have been made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
and have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, (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.
and yet have fallen away: for they crucify again to themselves the Son of God, and expose him to public infamy.
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 earth which imbibes the rain which often falls upon it, and bringeth forth herbage suitable for those by whom it is cultured, receiveth a 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 if it produceth thorns and thistles, it is abandoned, and near the curse of barrenness, whose end will be for burning.
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 persuaded concerning you that things are better, and connected with 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, to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have demonstrated in his name, having ministered assistance to the saints, and still ministering.
11 We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end,
But we earnestly desire that every one of you do manifest the same diligence, in order to obtain the full assurance of hope unto the end:
12 that you won’t be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherited the promises.
that ye be not slothful, but imitators of those who, by faith and long suffering, are inheriting the promises.
13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,
For God when he gave the promise to Abraham forasmuch as he had nothing greater to swear by, sware by himself,
14 saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.”
saying, “Verily, blessing, I will bless thee, and multiplying, I will multiply thee.”
15 Thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
And so after long patient waiting he obtained the promise.
16 For men indeed swear by a greater one, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.
For men indeed swear by something greater than themselves; and an oath for confirmation is with them conclusive in all disputes.
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,
And thus God, designing more abundantly to demonstrate to the heirs of promise the immutability of his will, pledged himself by 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 for refuge 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, as an anchor for our soul, we hold both sure and stedfast, and entering into the sanctuary within the vail,
