Hebrews — Chapter 6

1Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God,

2instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.

3And this we will do, if God permits.

4It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,

5who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age—

6and then have fallen away—to be restored to repentance, because they themselves are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting Him to open shame.

7For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God.

8But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned.

9Even though we speak like this, beloved, we are convinced of better things in your case—things that accompany salvation.

10For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.

11We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.

12Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.

13When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,

14saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply your descendants.”

15And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.

16Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.

17So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.

18Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.

19We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,

20where Jesus our forerunner has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.

1Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

2Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

3And this will we do, if God permit.

4For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

5And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,

6If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

7For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:

8But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

9But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.

10For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

11And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:

12That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

13For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

14Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

15And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

16For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

17Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:

18That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

19Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;

20Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

1Wherefore leaving the doctrine of the first principles of Christ, let us press on unto perfection; not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

2of the teaching of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

3And this will we do, if God permit.

4For as touching those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,

5and tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the age to come,

6and [then] fell away, it is impossible to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

7For the land which hath drunk the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receiveth blessing from God:

8but if it beareth thorns and thistles, it is rejected and nigh unto a curse; whose end is to be burned.

9But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak:

10for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.

11And we desire that each one of you may show the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end:

12that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

13For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself,

14saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

15And thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

16For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

17Wherein God, being minded to show more abundantly unto the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;

18that 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 lay hold of the hope set before us:

19which we have as an anchor of the soul, [a hope] both sure and stedfast and entering into that which is within the veil;

20whither as a forerunner Jesus entered for us, having become a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

1Therefore we must progress beyond the elementary instructions about Christ and move on to maturity, not laying this foundation again: repentance from dead works and faith in God,

2teaching about ritual washings, laying on of hands, resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.

3And this is what we intend to do, if God permits.

4For it is impossible in the case of those who have once been enlightened, tasted the heavenly gift, become partakers of the Holy Spirit,

5tasted the good word of God and the miracles of the coming age,

6and then have committed apostasy, to renew them again to repentance, since they are crucifying the Son of God for themselves all over again and holding him up to contempt.

7For the ground that has soaked up the rain that frequently falls on it and yields useful vegetation for those who tend it receives a blessing from God.

8But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is useless and about to be cursed; its fate is to be burned.

9But in your case, dear friends, even though we speak like this, we are convinced of better things relating to salvation.

10For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love you have demonstrated for his name, in having served and continuing to serve the saints.

11But we passionately want each of you to demonstrate the same eagerness for the fulfillment of your hope until the end,

12so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.

13Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,

14saying, “Surely I will bless you greatly and multiply your descendants abundantly.”

15And so by persevering, Abraham inherited the promise.

16For people swear by something greater than themselves, and the oath serves as a confirmation to end all dispute.

17In the same way God wanted to demonstrate more clearly to the heirs of the promise that his purpose was unchangeable, and so he intervened with an oath,

18so that we who have found refuge in him may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie.

19We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast, which reaches inside behind the curtain,

20where Jesus our forerunner entered on our behalf, since he became a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.

1Therefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of Christ, let us press on to perfection—not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God,

2of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

3This will we do, if God permits.

4For concerning those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,

5and tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the age to come,

6and 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.

7For 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;

8but if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected and near being cursed, whose end is to be burned.

9But, beloved, we are persuaded of better things for you, and things that accompany salvation, even though we speak like this.

10For 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.

11We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end,

12that you won’t be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherited the promises.

13For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,

14saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.”

15Thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

16For men indeed swear by a greater one, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

17In this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;

18that 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.

19This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and entering into that which is within the veil;

20where as a forerunner Jesus entered for us, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.