< 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 having left the beginning of Christ [of the] teaching to maturity we may go on not again a foundation laying 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)
about baptisms (about teaching, *NK+o) about laying on then of hands, about [the] resurrection both of [the] dead and about judgment eternal. (aiōnios g166)
3 This will we do, if God permits.
And this (we will do *NK+o) if indeed if indeed shall permit God.
4 For concerning those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
[It is] impossible for to those once having been enlightened, having tasted then of the gift heavenly and partakers having become of [the] Spirit Holy
5 and tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, (aiōn g165)
and [the] goodness having tasted of God’s declaration [the] power also [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.
and then having fallen away — again to restore [them] to repentance crucifying in themselves the Son of God and subjecting [Him] to 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;
Land for having drunk in the upon it coming often rain and producing vegetation useful for those for the sake of whom also it is tilled, partakes of blessing from God;
8 but if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected and near being cursed, whose end is to be burned.
[That] bringing forth however thorns and thistles [is] worthless and a curse near to, of which the end [is] unto burning.
9 But, beloved, we are persuaded of better things for you, and things that accompany salvation, even though we speak like this.
We have been persuaded however concerning you, beloved, [of] [things] better and [things] accompanying salvation, if even like this we 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.
Not for unjust [is] God to forget the work of you and (the labor *K) the love that you have shown toward the name of Him having ministered 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,
We desire now each of you the same to show earnestness toward the full assurance of the hope unto [the] end;
12 that you won’t be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherited the promises.
so that not sluggish you may be, imitators however of those through faith and patience 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 to Abraham having made His promise God, since by no [one] He had greater to swear, He swore by Himself
14 saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.”
saying; (If *N+kO) surely blessing I will bless you and multiplying I will multiply you;
15 Thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
And thus having waited patiently 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.
Men (indeed *k) for by [one] greater swear, and in all their disputes finally [comes] to confirmation in the oath;
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,
In which more excessive desiring God to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of the purpose of Him guaranteed [it] by 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.
so that through two things unchangeable, in which [it is] impossible to lie [for] God, strong encouragement we may have having fled for refuge to take hold of what is being set before [us] hope;
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 we have of the soul sure both and unshakable and entering into that within the veil,
20 where as a forerunner Jesus entered for us, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. (aiōn g165)
where [the] forerunner for us has entered Jesus according to the order of Melchizedek a high priest having become to the age. (aiōn g165)

< Hebrews 6 >