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Hebrews 6
English Standard Version
Hebrews 6
English Standard Version
6 Therefore (A)let us leave (B)the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance (C)from dead works and of faith toward God, 2 and of (D)instruction about washings,[a] (E)the laying on of hands, (F)the resurrection of the dead, and (G)eternal judgment. 3 And this we will do (H)if God permits. 4 For it is impossible, in the case of those (I)who have once been enlightened, who have tasted (J)the heavenly gift, and (K)have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 and (L)have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 and (M)then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since (N)they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt. 7 For (O)land that has drunk the rain that often falls on it, and produces a crop useful to those for whose sake it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God. 8 But (P)if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, (Q)and its end is to be burned.
9 Though we speak in this way, yet in your case, beloved, we feel sure of better things—things that belong to salvation. 10 For (R)God is not unjust so as to overlook (S)your work and the love that you have shown for his name in (T)serving the saints, as you still do. 11 And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance (U)of hope until the end, 12 so that you may not be sluggish, but (V)imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
The Certainty of God's Promise
13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, (W)he swore by himself, 14 saying, (X)“Surely I will bless you and multiply you.” 15 And thus Abraham,[b] (Y)having patiently waited, obtained the promise. 16 For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes (Z)an oath is final for confirmation. 17 So when God desired to show more convincingly to (AA)the heirs of the promise (AB)the unchangeable character of his purpose, (AC)he guaranteed it with an oath, 18 so that by two unchangeable things, in which (AD)it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope (AE)set before us. 19 We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into (AF)the inner place behind the curtain, 20 where Jesus has gone (AG)as a forerunner on our behalf, (AH)having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
Footnotes
- Hebrews 6:2 Or baptisms (that is, cleansing rites)
- Hebrews 6:15 Greek he
Hebrews 6
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Hebrews 6
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6 Therefore dio let us leave standing aphiēmi the ho · ho elementary archē teaching logos about ho Christ Christos and let us move on pherō to epi · ho maturity teleiotēs, not mē laying kataballō again palin a foundation themelios of repentance metanoia from apo dead nekros works ergon and kai of faith pistis in epi God theos, 2 instruction didachē about cleansing rites baptismos and te laying on epithesis of hands cheir, the resurrection anastasis of the dead nekros, and kai eternal aiōnios judgment krima. 3 And kai we will do poieō this houtos, if eanper God theos permits epitrepō. · ho
4 For gar it is impossible adynatos when those ho who have once hapax been enlightened phōtizō and te have tasted geuomai the ho heavenly epouranios gift dōrea · ho and kai have become ginomai partakers metochos of the Holy hagios Spirit pneuma 5 and kai have tasted geuomai the goodness kalos of God’ s theos word rhēma and te the powers dynamis of the coming mellō age aiōn 6 and kai have committed apostasy parapiptō, to restore anakainizō them to eis repentance metanoia, since to their own heautou harm they are crucifying anastauroō the ho Son hyios of ho God theos again and kai exposing him to public shame paradeigmatizō. 7 For gar the field gē that ho soaks up pinō the ho frequent pollakis rain hyetos that falls erchomai on epi it autos and kai yields tiktō a crop botanē useful euthetos for those ekeinos for dia whom hos · kai it is cultivated geōrgeō, receives metalambanō a blessing eulogia from apo · ho God theos. 8 But de if it produces ekpherō thorns akantha and kai thistles tribolos, it is useless adokimos and kai about to be engys cursed katara; its hos · ho fate telos is to be eis burned kausis.
9 But de we are convinced peithō of better things kreittōn in peri your hymeis case, beloved agapētos · ho— · kai things that accompany echō salvation sōtēria— even kai though ei we speak laleō as houtōs we do. 10 For gar God theos is not ou so unjust adikos · ho as to forget epilanthanomai · ho your hymeis work ergon and kai the ho love agapē you have demonstrated endeiknymi for eis · ho his autos cause onoma, when you served diakoneō and kai continue to serve diakoneō · ho fellow believers hagios. 11 But de we want epithumeō each one hekastos of you hymeis to demonstrate endeiknymi the ho same autos earnestness spoudē to achri the very end telos for pros the ho fulfillment plērophoria of your ho hope elpis, 12 so that hina you will ginomai not mē be ginomai lazy nōthros, but de imitators mimētēs of those ho who by dia faith pistis and kai perseverance makrothumia inherit klēronomeō the ho promises epangelia.
13 When epangellomai God theos made a promise epangellomai to ho Abraham Abraam, · ho since epei he had echō no one oudeis greater megas by kata whom to swear omnyō, he swore omnyō by kata himself heautou, 14 saying legō, “ Surely ei I will bless you sy greatly eulogeō and kai increase your descendants sy abundantly plēthunō.” 15 And kai thus houtōs by patient endurance makrothumeō, Abraham received epitynchanō what ho had been promised epangelia.
16 For gar people anthrōpos swear omnyō by kata · ho someone greater megas than themselves, and kai the ho oath horkos confirms eis what is said and puts to an end peras all pas dispute antilogia. 17 Because en hos God theos wanted boulomai to show more perissoteros · ho clearly epideiknymi to the ho heirs klēronomos of the ho promise epangelia the ho unchanging ametathetos nature of ho his autos purpose boulē, he confirmed mesiteuō it with an oath horkos, 18 so that hina through dia two dyo unchangeable ametathetos facts pragma, in en which hos it is impossible adynatos for God theos to lie pseudomai, · ho we echō who ho have taken refuge katapheugō might have echō strong ischuros incentive paraklēsis to hold fast krateō to the ho hope elpis set before prokeimai us. 19 We have echō this hos hope as hōs an anchor ankyra for ho life psychē, both te sure asphalēs and kai steadfast bebaios— · kai a hope that enters eiserchomai the ho inner shrine esōteros behind the ho veil katapetasma, 20 where hopou Jesus Iēsous has entered eiserchomai on hyper our hēmeis behalf hyper as forerunner prodromos, having become ginomai a high priest archiereus for eis all ho time aiōn according to kata the ho order taxis of Melchizedek Melchisedek.
Hebrews 6
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Hebrews 6
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6 Therefore let us move beyond(A) the elementary teachings(B) about Christ and be taken forward to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death,[a](C) and of faith in God, 2 instruction about cleansing rites,[b](D) the laying on of hands,(E) the resurrection of the dead,(F) and eternal judgment. 3 And God permitting,(G) we will do so.
4 It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened,(H) who have tasted the heavenly gift,(I) who have shared in the Holy Spirit,(J) 5 who have tasted the goodness(K) of the word of God(L) and the powers of the coming age 6 and who have fallen[c] away, to be brought back to repentance.(M) To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God(N) all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace. 7 Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God. 8 But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed.(O) In the end it will be burned.
9 Even though we speak like this, dear friends,(P) we are convinced of better things in your case—the things that have to do with salvation. 10 God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.(Q) 11 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope(R) for may be fully realized. 12 We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate(S) those who through faith and patience(T) inherit what has been promised.(U)
The Certainty of God’s Promise
13 When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself,(V) 14 saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.”[d](W) 15 And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.(X)
16 People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument.(Y) 17 Because God wanted to make the unchanging(Z) nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised,(AA) he confirmed it with an oath. 18 God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie,(AB) we who have fled to take hold of the hope(AC) set before us may be greatly encouraged. 19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,(AD) 20 where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf.(AE) He has become a high priest(AF) forever, in the order of Melchizedek.(AG)
Footnotes
- Hebrews 6:1 Or from useless rituals
- Hebrews 6:2 Or about baptisms
- Hebrews 6:6 Or age, 6 if they fall
- Hebrews 6:14 Gen. 22:17
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