The Letter to the Hebrews, Chapter 6
{6:1} Therefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of
Messiah, let us press on to perfection--not laying again a foundation
of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God, {6:2} of the
teaching of [1>]immersions[<1], of laying on of hands, of resurrection
of the dead, and of eternal judgment. {6:3} This will we do, if God
permits. {6:4} For concerning those who were once enlightened and
tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy
Spirit, {6:5} and tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the
age to come, {6:6} 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. {6:7} For the land which has drunk
the rain that comes often on it, and brings forth a crop suitable for
them for whose sake it is also tilled, receives blessing from God;
{6:8} but if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected and near
being cursed, whose end is to be burned.
{6:9} But, beloved, we are persuaded of better things for you, and
things that accompany salvation, even though we speak like this.
{6:10} 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
holy ones, and still do serve them. {6:11} We desire that each one of
you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the
end, {6:12} that you won't be sluggish, but imitators of those who
through faith and patience inherited the promises. {6:13} For when God
made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he
swore by himself, {6:14} saying, "Surely blessing I will bless you,
and multiplying I will multiply you."[2] {6:15} Thus, having patiently
endured, he obtained the promise. {6:16} For men indeed swear by a
greater one, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for
confirmation. {6:17} 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; {6:18} 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. {6:19} 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; {6:20} where as a forerunner Yeshua entered for us, having
become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
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Footnotes:
[1] {6:2} or, washings
[2] {6:14} Genesis 22:17
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