New American Standard Bible 1995

Hebrews 6:8-12

8but if it yieldsG1627 thornsG173 and thistlesG5146, it is worthlessG96 and 1closeG1451 2to being cursedG2671, and 3it endsG5056 up being burnedG2740.

9But, 4belovedG27, we are convincedG3982 of betterG2909 thingsG2909 concerningG4012 you, and things that 5accompanyG2192 salvationG4991, thoughG1487 G2532 we are speakingG2980 in thisG3779 wayG3779. 10For 6GodG2316 is not unjustG94 so as to forgetG1950 7your workG2041 and the loveG26 whichG3739 you have shownG1731 towardG1519 His nameG3686, in having 8ministeredG1247 and in still ministeringG1247 to the 9saintsG40. 11And we desireG1937 that eachG1538 oneG1538 of you showG1731 the sameG846 diligenceG4710 10soG4314 as to realize the 11fullG4136 assuranceG4136 of 12hopeG1680 untilG891 the endG5056, 12soG2443 that you will not be sluggishG3576, but 13imitatorsG3402 of thoseG3588 who throughG1223 14faithG4102 and patienceG3115 15inheritG2816 the promisesG1860.

Notes

1. Hebrews 6:8 Gen 3:17f; Deut 29:22ff ↩
2. Hebrews 6:8 Lit near to a curse ↩
3. Hebrews 6:8 Lit whose end is for burning ↩
4. Hebrews 6:9 1 Cor 10:14; 2 Cor 7:1; 12:19; 1 Pet 2:11; 2 Pet 3:1; 1 John 2:7; Jude 3 ↩
5. Hebrews 6:9 Or belong to ↩
6. Hebrews 6:10 Prov 19:17; Matt 10:42; 25:40; Acts 10:4 ↩
7. Hebrews 6:10 1 Thess 1:3 ↩
8. Hebrews 6:10 Rom 15:25; Heb 10:32-34 ↩
9. Hebrews 6:10 Or holy ones ↩
10. Hebrews 6:11 Lit to the full ↩
11. Hebrews 6:11 Heb 10:22 ↩
12. Hebrews 6:11 Heb 3:6 ↩
13. Hebrews 6:12 Heb 13:7 ↩
14. Hebrews 6:12 2 Thess 1:4; James 1:3; Rev 13:10 ↩
15. Hebrews 6:12 Heb 1:14 ↩