Hebrews 6
1 Therefore let us leave the commencement of the word of the Messiah, and let us proceed to the completion. Or will ye again lay another foundation for the repentance which is from dead works, and for the faith in God,
Therefore, leauing the doctrine of the beginning of Christ, let vs be led forward vnto perfection, not laying againe ye foundation of repetance from dead workes, and of faith toward God,
2 and for the doctrine of baptism, and for the laying on of a hand, and for the resurrection from the dead, and for the eternal judgment? (aiōnios g166)
Of the doctrine of baptismes, and laying on of hands, and of the resurrection from the dead, and of eternall iudgement. (aiōnios g166)
3 We will do this, if the Lord permit.
And this will we doe if God permit.
4 But they who have once descended to baptism, and have tasted the gift from heaven, and have received the Holy Spirit,
For it is impossible that they which were once lightened, and haue tasted of the heauenly gift, and were made partakers of the holy Ghost,
And haue tasted of the good word of God, and of the powers of the world to come, (aiōn g165)
6 cannot again sin, and a second time be renewed to repentance; or a second time crucify and insult the Son of God.
If they fal away, should be renued againe by repentance: seeing they crucifie againe to themselues the Sonne of God, and make a mocke of him.
7 For the earth that drinketh the rain which cometh often upon it, and produceth the herb that is of use to those for whom it is cultivated, receiveth a blessing from God.
For the earth which drinketh in the raine that commeth oft vpon it, and bringeth foorth herbes meete for them by whome it is dressed, receiueth blessing of God.
8 But if it should put forth thorns and briers, it would have reprobation, and be not far from a curse, and its end would be a burning.
But that which beareth thornes and briars, is reproued, and is neere vnto cursing, whose end is to be burned.
9 But, in regard to you, my brethren, we are persuaded better things, and things pertaining to life, although we thus speak.
But beloued, we haue perswaded our selues better things of you, and such as accompany saluation, though we thus speake.
10 For God is not unrighteous, to forget your works, and your charity which ye have shown in his name, in that ye have ministered and do minister to the saints.
For God is not vnrighteous, that hee should forget your worke, and labour of loue, which ye shewed toward his Name, in that ye haue ministred vnto the Saints, and yet minister.
11 And we desire, that each one of you may show this same activity, for the completion of your hope, even to the end:
And we desire that euery one of you shew the same diligence, to the full assurance of hope vnto the ende,
12 and that ye faint not; but that ye be emulators of them who by faith and patience have become heirs of the promise.
That ye be not slouthfull, but followers of them, which through faith and patience, inherite the promises.
13 For when God made the promise to Abraham, because there was none greater than himself by whom he could swear, he swore by himself;
For when God made the promise to Abraham, because he had no greater to sweare by, he sware by himselfe,
14 and said: Blessing, I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
Saying, Surely I wil aboundantly blesse thee and multiplie thee marueilously.
15 And so he was patient, and obtained the promise.
And so after that he had taried patiently, he enioyed the promise.
16 For men swear by one greater than themselves: and in every controversy that occurs among them, the sure termination of it is by an oath.
For men verely sweare by him that is greater then themselues, and an othe for confirmation is among them an ende of all strife.
17 Therefore, God, being abundantly willing to show to the heirs of the promise, that his promising was irreversible, bound it up in an oath;
So God, willing more aboundantly to shew vnto the heires of promise the stablenes of his counsell, bound himselfe by an othe,
18 so that, by two things which change not, and in which God cannot lie, we, who have sought refuge in him, might have great consolation, and might hold fast the hope promised to us;
That by two immutable things, wherein it is vnpossible that God should lye, we might haue strong consolation, which haue our refuge to lay holde vpon that hope that is set before vs,
19 which is to us as an anchor, that retaineth our soul, so that it swerveth not; and it entereth into that within the veil,
Which hope we haue, as an ancre of the soule, both sure and stedfast, and it entreth into that which is within the vaile,
