Hebrews 6:8

Hebrews 6:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
• New International Version (NIV)But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed. In the end it will be burned.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, and its end is to be burned.
• New King James Version (NKJV)but if it bears thorns and briers, it is rejected and near to being cursed, whose end is to be burned.

Context of Hebrews 6:8

6Yet, they have deserted ⌞Christ⌟. They are crucifying the Son of God again and publicly disgracing him. Therefore, they cannot be led a second time to God. 7God blesses the earth. So rain often falls on it, and it produces useful crops for farmers. However, if the earth produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and in danger of being cursed. In the end it will be burned. 9Dear friends, even though we say these things, we are still convinced that better things are in store for you and that they will save you. 10God is fair. He won’t forget what you’ve done or the love you’ve shown for him. You helped his holy people, and you continue to help them.

Hebrews 6:8 word by word

ἐκφέρουσα δὲ ἀκάνθας καὶ τριβόλους ἀδόκιμος καὶ κατάρας ἐγγύς, ἧς τὸ τέλος εἰς καῦσιν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• that which bearethἐκφέρωekpherō · to bring/carry outG1627
• thornsἄκανθαakantha · a thornG173
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• briersτρίβολοςtribolos · thistleG5146
• rejectedἀδόκιμοςadokimos · failingG96
• nigh untoἐγγύςeggus · nearG1451
• cursingκατάραkatara · curseG2671
• whoseὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• endὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• endτέλοςtelos · goal/taxG5056
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• be burnedκαῦσιςkausis · burningG2740

Cross-references for Hebrews 6:8

• Hebrews 12:17You know that afterwards, when he wanted to receive the blessing that the firstborn son was to receive, he was rejected. Even though he begged and cried for the blessing, he couldn’t do anything to change what had happened.
• Genesis 3:17Then he said to the man, “You listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree, although I commanded you, ‘You must never eat its fruit.’ The ground is cursed because of you. Through hard work you will eat ⌞food that comes⌟ from it every day of your life.
• Genesis 4:11So now you are cursed from the ground, which has received the blood of your brother whom you killed.
• Genesis 5:29He named him Noah [Relief], and said, “This child will bring us relief from the work and painful labor of our hands since the Lord has cursed the ground.”
• Deuteronomy 29:28In his fierce anger and fury the Lord uprooted these people from their land and deported them to another country, where they still are today.”
• Job 31:40⌞then⌟ let it grow thistles instead of wheat, and foul-smelling weeds instead of barley.” This is the end of Job’s words.
• Psalms 107:34and fertile ground into a layer of salt because of the wickedness of the people living there.
• Isaiah 5:1Let me sing a lovesong to my beloved about his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a fertile hill.
• Jeremiah 17:6He will be like a bush in the wilderness. He will not see when something good comes. He will live in the dry places in the desert, in a salty land where no one can live.
• Jeremiah 44:22The Lord could no longer bear the wicked and detestable things you did. That is why your land has become something ruined, destroyed, and cursed. No one lives in that land today.
• Mark 11:14Then he said to the tree, “No one will ever eat fruit from you again!” His disciples heard this.
• Luke 13:7He said to the gardener, ‘For the last three years I’ve come to look for figs on this fig tree but haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up ⌞good⌟ soil?’
• Hebrews 10:27All that is left is a terrifying wait for judgment and a raging fire that will consume God’s enemies.
• Isaiah 27:10The fortified city is isolated. The homestead is left deserted, abandoned like the desert. Calves will graze there. They will lie down. They will feed on the branches.
• Ezekiel 15:2“Son of man, what good is the wood from a vine? Is it better than the wood from a tree in the forest?
• Ezekiel 20:47Tell the forest in the Negev, ‘Listen to the Lord’s word. This is what the Almighty Lord says: I am about to set fire to you to destroy all your green trees and all your dry trees. The blazing fire will not be put out. It will burn the whole land from the south to the north.

Commentaries on Hebrews 6:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8That which beareth thorns and briers is rejected - That is: The land which, notwithstanding the most careful cultivation, receiving also in due times the early and latter rain, produces nothing but thorns and briers, or noxious weeds of different kinds, is rejected, , is given up as unimprovable; its briers, thorns, and brushwood burnt down; and then left to be pastured on by the beasts of the field. This seems to be the custom in husbandry to which the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8But that which beareth thorns and briars is rejected - That is, by the farmer or owner. It is abandoned as worthless. The force of the comparison here is, that God would thus deal with those who professed to be renewed if they should be like such a worthless field. And is nigh unto cursing - Is given over to execration, or is abandoned as useless. The word “cursing” means devoting to destruction. The sense is not that the owner would curse it “in words,”…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8land: Fertile land symbolizes blessing, while barren land with thorns and thistles represents a curse. Burning such a field symbolizes judgment (2 Samuel 23:4–7; Isaiah 10:17; 33:12; Ezekiel 19:12–13; Matthew 3:10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. that which--rather as Greek (no article), "But if it (the 'land,' He 6:7) bear"; not so favorable a word as "bringeth forth," He 6:7, said of the good soil. briers--Greek, "thistles." rejected--after having been tested; so the Greek implies. Reprobate ... rejected by the Lord. nigh unto cursing--on the verge of being given up to its own barrenness by the just curse of God. This "nigh" softens the severity of the previous "It is impossible," &c. (He…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 6:8

• Apostasy
• Backsliders
• Reprobacy
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Afresh
• Anchor
• Brier
• Castaway
• Counsel
• Crucify
• Enlighten
• Immutable
• Nigh
• Persuade

Commentaries on Hebrews 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings