New American Standard Bible 1995

Hebrews 6

The Peril of Falling Away

1ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352leavingἀφέντεςaphentesG863theelementaryἀρχῆςarchēsG746teachingλόγονlogonG3056about theChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,let us pressφερώμεθαpherōmethaG5342on tomaturityτελειότηταteleiotētaG5047,not layingκαταβαλλόμενοιkataballomenoiG2598againπάλινpalinG3825a foundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310of repentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341fromdeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498worksἔργωνergōnG2041and of faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102towardG1909Godθεόν,theonG2316,

2ofinstructionδιδαχῆς,didachēsG1322about washingsβαπτισμῶνbaptismōnG909andlayingἐπιθέσεώςepitheseōsG1936on of handsχειρῶν,cheirōnG5495, and theresurrectionἀναστάσεώςanastaseōsG386of the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498andeternalαἰωνίου.aiōniouG166judgmentκρίματοςkrimatosG2917.

3And thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778we will doποιήσομενpoiēsomenG4160,ifἐάνπερeanperperG1437 G4007Godθεός.theosG2316permitsἐπιτρέπῃepitrepēG2010.

4For in the case of thoseG3588who have onceἅπαξhapaxG530beenenlightenedφωτισθέντας,phōtisthentasG5461and have tastedγευσαμένουςgeusamenousG1089ofthe heavenlyἐπουρανίουepouraniouG2032giftδωρεᾶςdōreasG1431and have beenG1096madeG1096partakersμετόχουςmetochousG3353of the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,

5andhave tastedγευσαμένουςgeusamenousG1089the goodκαλὸνkalonG2570wordῥῆμα,rhēmaG4487of GodθεοῦtheouG2316and the powersδυνάμειςdunameisG1411ofthe ageαἰῶνος,aiōnosG165to comeμέλλοντοςmellontosG3195,

6and thenhave fallenG3895awayG3895, it isimpossibleG102to renewἀνακαινίζεινanakainizeinG340them againπάλινpalinG3825to repentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341,since they againG388crucifyG388to themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316and putG3856Him to openG3856shameG3856.

7For groundΓῆGēG1093that drinksπιοῦσαpiousaG4095the rainὑετὸνhu'etonG5205which oftenπολλάκιςpollakisG4178fallsἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064on it and bringsG5088forthG5088vegetationβοτάνηνbotanēnG1008usefulεὔθετονeuthetonG2111to thoseἐκείνοιςekeinoisG1565for whoseοὓςhousG3739sakeδι᾽di᾽G1223it is alsoG2532tilledγεωργεῖται,geōrgeitaiG1090,receivesμεταλαμβάνειmetalambaneiG3335a blessingεὐλογίαςeulogiasG2129from Godθεοῦ·theouG2316;

8but if it yieldsἐκφέρουσαekpherousaG1627thornsἀκάνθαςakanthasG173and thistlesτριβόλουςtribolousG5146,it is worthlessἀδόκιμοςadokimosG96andcloseἐγγύς,engusG1451to being cursedκατάραςkatarasG2671, andit endsτέλοςtelosG5056up being burnedκαῦσιν.¶kausinG2740.

Better Things for You

9But,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,we are convincedΠεπείσμεθαPepeismethaG3982of betterG2909thingsG2909concerningπερὶperiG4012you, and things thataccompanyἐχόμεναechomenaG2192salvationσωτηρίας,sōtēriasG4991,thoughεἰeiG1487 G2532we are speakingλαλοῦμεν.laloumenG2980in thisG3779wayG3779.

10ForGodθεὸςtheosG2316is not unjustἄδικοςadikosG94so as to forgetἐπιλαθέσθαιepilathesthaiG1950your workἔργουergouG2041and the loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26whichἧςhēsG3739you have shownἐνεδείξασθεenedeixastheG1731towardεἰςeisG1519His nameὄνομαonomaG3686, in havingministeredδιακονήσαντεςdiakonēsantesG1247and in still ministeringδιακονοῦντες.diakonountesG1247to thesaintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40.

11And we desireἐπιθυμοῦμενepithumoumenG1937that eachG1538oneG1538of you showἐνδείκνυσθαιendeiknusthaiG1731the sameαὐτὴνautēnG846diligenceσπουδὴνspoudēnG4710soπρὸςprosG4314as to realize thefullπληροφορίανplērophorianG4136assuranceG4136ofhopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680untilἄχριachriG891the endτέλους·telousG5056,

12soἵναinaG2443that you will not be sluggishνωθροὶnōthroiG3576, butimitatorsμιμηταὶmimētaiG3402of thoseG3588who throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102and patienceμακροθυμίαςmakrothumiasG3115inheritκληρονομούντωνklēronomountōnG2816the promisesἐπαγγελίας.epangeliasG1860.

13Forwhen Godθεός,theosG2316madeG1861the promiseἐπαγγειλάμενοςepangeilamenosG1861to AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,sinceἐπεὶepeiG1893He couldεἶχενeichenG2192swearὀμόσαι,omosaiG3660by noG3762oneοὐδενὸςoudenosG3762greaterμείζονοςmeizonosG3173, HesworeὤμοσενōmosenG3660by Himselfἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438,

14sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “I will surelyμὴν εὐλογῶνmēn eulogōnG3375 G2127blessεὐλογήσωeulogēsōG2127you and I will surelyπληθύνωνplēthunōnG4129multiplyπληθυνῶplēthunōG4129you.”

15And soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779,having patientlyG3114waitedG3114,he obtainedἐπέτυχενepetuchenG2013the promiseἐπαγγελίας.epangeliasG1860.

16For menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444swearὀμνύουσιν,omnuousinG3660byoneG3173greaterG3173than themselves, and with theman oathὅρκος·horkosG3727givenas confirmationβεβαίωσινbebaiōsinG951is an endπέραςperasG4009of everyπάσηςpasēsG3956disputeἀντιλογίαςantilogiasG485.

17In the sameᾧhōG3739way GodθεὸςtheosG2316,desiringβουλόμενοςboulomenosG1014evenG4053moreG4053to showἐπιδεῖξαιepideixaiG1925tothe heirsκληρονόμοιςklēronomoisG2818of the promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860the unchangeablenessἀμετάθετονametathetonG276of His purposeβουλῆςboulēsG1012,interposedἐμεσίτευσενemesiteusenG3315with an oathὅρκῳ,horkōG3727,

18soἵναinaG2443that by twoδύοduoG1417unchangeableἀμεταθέτων,ametathetōnG276thingsπραγμάτωνpragmatōnG4229in whichοἷςhoisG3739it is impossibleἀδύνατονadunatonG102for Godθεόν,theonG2316to lieψεύσασθαιpseusasthaiG5574, we who havetakenG2703refugeG2703would haveἔχωμενechōmenG2192strongἰσχυρὰνischuranG2478encouragementπαράκλησινparaklēsinG3874to takeκρατῆσαιkratēsaiG2902holdG2902ofthe hopeἐλπίδος·elpidosG1680setπροκειμένηςprokeimenēsG4295beforeG4295us.

19ThisἣνhēnG3739hope we haveἔχομενechomenG2192as an anchorἄγκυρανagkuranG45of the soulψυχῆςpsuchēsG5590, a hopebothτεteG5037sureἀσφαλῆasphalēG804and steadfastβεβαίανbebaianG949and one whichentersεἰσερχομένηνeiserchomenēnG1525withinἐσώτερονesōteronG2082the veilκαταπετάσματος,katapetasmatosG2665,

20whereὅπουhopouG3699JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424has enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525as a forerunnerπρόδρομοςprodromosG4274for us, having becomeγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096ahighἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749foreverαἰῶνα.¶aiōnaG165accordingκατὰkataG2596to the orderτάξινtaxinG5010of MelchizedekΜελχισέδεκMelchisedekG3198.

The Peril of Falling Away

Better Things for You

Commentaries on Hebrews 6