Hebrews 6
1 Therefore, let us leave behind the elementary teaching about the Christ and press on to perfection, not always laying over again a foundation of repentance for a lifeless formality, of faith in God —
διο αφεντεσ τον τησ αρχησ του χριστου λογον επι την τελειοτητα φερωμεθα μη παλιν θεμελιον καταβαλλομενοι μετανοιασ απο νεκρων εργων και πιστεωσ επι θεον
2 teaching concerning baptisms and the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead and a final judgment. (aiōnios g166)
βαπτισμων διδαχησ επιθεσεωσ τε χειρων αναστασεωσ τε νεκρων και κριματοσ αιωνιου (aiōnios g166)
3 Yes and, with God’s help, we will.
και τουτο ποιησωμεν εανπερ επιτρεπη ο θεοσ
4 For if those who were once for all brought into the Light, and learned to appreciate the gift from Heaven, and came to share in the Holy Spirit,
αδυνατον γαρ τουσ απαξ φωτισθεντασ γευσαμενουσ τε τησ δωρεασ τησ επουρανιου και μετοχουσ γενηθεντασ πνευματοσ αγιου
5 and learned to appreciate the beauty of the Divine Message, and the new powers of the Coming Age — (aiōn g165)
και καλον γευσαμενουσ θεου ρημα δυναμεισ τε μελλοντοσ αιωνοσ (aiōn g165)
6 if those, I say, fell away, it would be impossible to bring them again to repentance; they would be crucifying the Son of God over again for themselves, and exposing him to open contempt.
και παραπεσοντασ παλιν ανακαινιζειν εισ μετανοιαν ανασταυρουντασ εαυτοισ τον υιον του θεου και παραδειγματιζοντασ
7 Ground that drinks in the showers that from time to time fall upon it, and produces vegetation useful to those for whom it is tilled, receives a blessing from God;
γη γαρ η πιουσα τον επ αυτησ πολλακισ ερχομενον υετον και τικτουσα βοτανην ευθετον εκεινοισ δι ουσ και γεωργειται μεταλαμβανει ευλογιασ απο του θεου
8 but, if it ‘bears thorns and thistles,’ it is regarded as worthless, it is in danger of being ‘cursed,’ and its end will be the fire.
εκφερουσα δε ακανθασ και τριβολουσ αδοκιμοσ και καταρασ εγγυσ ησ το τελοσ εισ καυσιν
9 But about you, dear friends, even though we speak in this way, we are confident of better things — of things that point to your Salvation.
πεπεισμεθα δε περι υμων αγαπητοι τα κρεισσονα και εχομενα σωτηριασ ει και ουτωσ λαλουμεν
10 For God is not unjust; he will not forget the work that you did, and the love that you showed for his Name, in sending help to your fellow Christians — as you are still doing.
ου γαρ αδικοσ ο θεοσ επιλαθεσθαι του εργου υμων και του κοπου τησ αγαπησ ησ ενεδειξασθε εισ το ονομα αυτου διακονησαντεσ τοισ αγιοισ και διακονουντεσ
11 But our great desire is that every one of you should be equally earnest to attain to a full conviction that our hope will be fulfilled, and that you should keep that hope to the end.
επιθυμουμεν δε εκαστον υμων την αυτην ενδεικνυσθαι σπουδην προσ την πληροφοριαν τησ ελπιδοσ αχρι τελουσ
12 Then you will not show yourselves slow to learn, but you will copy those who, through faith and patience, are now entering upon the enjoyment of God’s promises.
ινα μη νωθροι γενησθε μιμηται δε των δια πιστεωσ και μακροθυμιασ κληρονομουντων τασ επαγγελιασ
13 When God gave his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater by whom he could swear, he swore by himself.
τω γαρ αβρααμ επαγγειλαμενοσ ο θεοσ επει κατ ουδενοσ ειχεν μειζονοσ ομοσαι ωμοσεν καθ εαυτου
14 His words were — ‘I will assuredly bless thee and increase thy numbers.’
λεγων η μην ευλογων ευλογησω σε και πληθυνων πληθυνω σε
15 And so, after patiently waiting, Abraham obtained the fulfilment of God’s promise.
και ουτωσ μακροθυμησασ επετυχεν τησ επαγγελιασ
16 Men, of course, swear by what is greater than themselves, and with them an oath is accepted as putting a matter beyond all dispute.
ανθρωποι μεν γαρ κατα του μειζονοσ ομνυουσιν και πασησ αυτοισ αντιλογιασ περασ εισ βεβαιωσιν ο ορκοσ
17 And therefore God, in his desire to show, with unmistakable plainness, to those who were to enter on the enjoyment of what he had promised, the unchangeableness of his purpose, bound himself with an oath.
εν ω περισσοτερον βουλομενοσ ο θεοσ επιδειξαι τοισ κληρονομοισ τησ επαγγελιασ το αμεταθετον τησ βουλησ αυτου εμεσιτευσεν ορκω
18 For he intended us to find great encouragement in these two unchangeable things, which make it impossible for God to prove false — we, I mean, who fled for safety where we might lay hold on the hope set before us.
ινα δια δυο πραγματων αμεταθετων εν οισ αδυνατον ψευσασθαι θεον ισχυραν παρακλησιν εχωμεν οι καταφυγοντεσ κρατησαι τησ προκειμενησ ελπιδοσ
19 This hope is a very anchor for our souls, secure and strong, and it ‘reaches into the Sanctuary that lies behind the Curtain,’
ην ωσ αγκυραν εχομεν τησ ψυχησ ασφαλη τε και βεβαιαν και εισερχομενην εισ το εσωτερον του καταπετασματοσ
