Hebrews 6

The Peril of Falling Away

1ThereforeG1352 1leavingG863 2the 3elementaryG746 teachingG3056 about the 4ChristG5547, let us pressG5342 on to 56maturityG5047, not layingG2598 againG3825 a foundationG2310 of repentanceG3341 from 7deadG3498 worksG2041 and of faithG4102 towardG1909 GodG2316, 2of 8instructionG1322 about washingsG909 and 9layingG1936 on of handsG5495, and the 10resurrectionG386 of the deadG3498 and 11eternalG166 judgmentG2917. 3And thisG3778 we will doG4160, 12ifG1437G4007 GodG2316 permitsG2010. 4For in the case of thoseG3588 who have onceG530 been 13enlightenedG5461 and have tastedG1089 of 14the heavenlyG2032 giftG1431 and have beenG1096 madeG1096 15partakersG3353 of the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, 5and 16have tastedG1089 the goodG2570 17wordG4487 of GodG2316 and the powersG1411 of 18the ageG165 to comeG3195, 6and then have fallenG3895 awayG3895, it is 19impossibleG102 to renewG340 them againG3825 to repentanceG3341, 2021since they againG388 crucifyG388 to themselvesG1438 the SonG5207 of GodG2316 and putG3856 Him to openG3856 shameG3856. 7For groundG1093 that drinksG4095 the rainG5205 which oftenG4178 22fallsG2064 on it and bringsG5088 forthG5088 vegetationG1008 usefulG2111 to thoseG1565 23for whoseG3739 sakeG1223 it is alsoG2532 tilledG1090, receivesG3335 a blessingG2129 from GodG2316; 8but if it yieldsG1627 thornsG173 and thistlesG5146, it is worthlessG96 and 24closeG1451 25to being cursedG2671, and 26it endsG5056 up being burnedG2740.

Better Things for You

9But, 27belovedG27, we are convincedG3982 of betterG2909 thingsG2909 concerningG4012 you, and things that 28accompanyG2192 salvationG4991, thoughG1487G2532 we are speakingG2980 in thisG3779 wayG3779. 10For 29GodG2316 is not unjustG94 so as to forgetG1950 30your workG2041 and the loveG26 whichG3739 you have shownG1731 towardG1519 His nameG3686, in having 31ministeredG1247 and in still ministeringG1247 to the 32saintsG40. 11And we desireG1937 that eachG1538 oneG1538 of you showG1731 the sameG846 diligenceG4710 33soG4314 as to realize the 34fullG4136 assuranceG4136 of 35hopeG1680 untilG891 the endG5056, 12soG2443 that you will not be sluggishG3576, but 36imitatorsG3402 of thoseG3588 who throughG1223 37faithG4102 and patienceG3115 38inheritG2816 the promisesG1860.

13For 39when GodG2316 madeG1861 the promiseG1861 to AbrahamG11, sinceG1893 He couldG2192 swearG3660 by noG3762 oneG3762 greaterG3173, He 40sworeG3660 by HimselfG1438, 14sayingG3004, “41I will surelyG3375G2127 blessG2127 you and I will surelyG4129 multiplyG4129 you.” 15And soG3779, 42having patientlyG3114 waitedG3114, he obtainedG2013 the promiseG1860. 1643For menG444 swearG3660 by 44oneG3173 greaterG3173 than themselves, and with them 45an oathG3727 given as confirmationG951 is an endG4009 of everyG3956 disputeG485. 1746In the sameG3739 way GodG2316, desiringG1014 evenG4053 moreG4053 to showG1925 to 47the heirsG2818 of the promiseG1860 48the unchangeablenessG276 of His purposeG1012, 49interposedG3315 with an oathG3727, 18soG2443 that by twoG1417 unchangeableG276 thingsG4229 in whichG3739 50it is impossibleG102 for GodG2316 to lieG5574, we who have 51takenG2703 refugeG2703 would haveG2192 strongG2478 encouragementG3874 to takeG2902 holdG2902 of 52the hopeG1680 setG4295 beforeG4295 us. 1953ThisG3739 54hope we haveG2192 as an anchorG45 of the soulG5590, a hope bothG5037 sureG804 and steadfastG949 and one which 55entersG1525 56withinG2082 the veilG2665, 2057whereG3699 JesusG2424 has enteredG1525 as a forerunnerG4274 for us, having becomeG1096 a 58highG749 priestG749 foreverG165 accordingG2596 to the orderG5010 of MelchizedekG3198.