Hebrews 6

A Call to Maturity

1ThereforeG1352 let us leaveG863 theG3588 elementaryG746 teachingsG3056 about ChristG5547 and go onG5342 toG1909 maturityG5047, notG3361 layingG2598 againG3825 the foundationG2310 of repentanceG3341 fromG575 deadG3498 worksG2041,1 andG2532 of faithG4102 inG1909 GodG2316, 2instructionG1322 about baptismsG909,2 the laying onG1936 of handsG5495, the resurrectionG386 of the deadG3498, andG2532 eternalG166 judgmentG2917. 3AndG2532 thisG3778 we will doG4160, ifG1437 GodG2316 permitsG2010.

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It is impossibleG102 for those whoG3588 have once been enlightenedG530G5461, who have tastedG1089 theG3588 heavenlyG2032 giftG1431, who have sharedG1096G3353 in the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, 5who have tastedG1089 the goodnessG2570 of the wordG4487 of GodG2316 andG5037 the powersG1411 of the comingG3195 ageG165— 6and thenG2532 have fallen awayG3895—to be restoredG340G3825 toG1519 repentanceG3341, because they themselvesG1438 are crucifyingG388 theG3588 SonG5207 of God all over againG2316 andG2532 subjecting Him to open shameG3856.

7ForG1063 landG1093 that drinks inG4095 theG3588 rainG5205 oftenG4178 fallingG2064 onG1909 itG846 andG2532 that producesG5088 a cropG1008 usefulG2111 to thoseG1565 forG1223 whomG3739 it is tendedG1090 receivesG3335 the blessingG2129 ofG575 GodG2316. 8ButG1161 land that producesG1627 thornsG173 andG2532 thistlesG5146 is worthlessG96, andG2532 its curseG2671 is imminentG1451. In theG3588 endG5056 it will be burnedG1519G2740.

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EvenG2532 thoughG1487 we speakG2980 like thisG3779, belovedG27, we are convincedG3982 ofG3588 betterG2908 things inG4012 yourG4771 case—things that accompanyG2192 salvationG4991. 10ForG1063 GodG2316 is notG3756 unjustG94. He will not forgetG1950 yourG4771 workG2041 andG2532 theG3588 loveG26 you have shownG1731 forG1519 HisG846 nameG3686 as you have ministeredG1247 to theG3588 saintsG40 andG2532 continue toG1247 do so.

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We wantG1937 eachG1538 of youG4771 to showG1731 this sameG846 diligenceG4710 toG891 the very endG5056, in order to makeG4314 your hopeG1680 sureG4136. 12ThenG2443 you will not be sluggishG3361G3576, butG1161 will imitateG1096G3402 those whoG3588 throughG1223 faithG4102 andG2532 patienceG3115 inheritG2816 what has been promisedG1860.

God’s Unchangeable Promise

13When GodG2316 made His promiseG1861 to AbrahamG11, sinceG1893 He hadG2192 no oneG3762 greaterG3173 to swearG3660 byG2596, He sworeG3660 byG2596 HimselfG1438, 14sayingG3004, “I will surelyG3375G1487 blessG2127 youG4771 andG2532 multiplyG4129 yourG4771 descendants.”3 15AndG2532 soG3779 Abraham, after waiting patientlyG3114, obtainedG2013 theG3588 promiseG1860.

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MenG444 swearG3660 byG2596 someone greaterG3173 than themselves, andG2532 their oathG3727 serves asG1519 a confirmationG951 to endG4009 allG3956 argumentG485. 17So whenG1722G3739 GodG2316 wantedG1014 to makeG1925 theG3588 unchanging natureG276 ofG3588 HisG846 purposeG1012 very clearG4053 to theG3588 heirsG2818 of theG3588 promiseG1860, He guaranteedG3315 it with an oathG3727. 18ThusG2443 byG1223 twoG1417 unchangeableG276 thingsG4229 inG1722 whichG3739 it is impossibleG102 for GodG2316 to lieG5574, we who have fledG2703 to take holdG2902 of theG3588 hopeG1680 set beforeG4295 us may beG2192 stronglyG2478 encouragedG3874.

19We haveG2192 this hope asG5613 an anchorG45 for theG3588 soulG5590, firmG804 andG2532 secureG949. It entersG1525G1519 theG3588 innerG2082 sanctuary behind theG3588 curtainG2665, 20whereG3699 JesusG2424 our forerunnerG4274 has enteredG1525 on our behalfG5228G1473. He has becomeG1096 a high priestG749 foreverG1519G3588G165 inG2596 theG3588 orderG5010 of MelchizedekG3198.