New American Standard Bible 2020

Hebrews 6

The Danger of Falling Away

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

2ofinstructionδιδαχῆς,didachēsG1322aboutwashingsβαπτισμῶνbaptismōnG909andlayingἐπιθέσεώςepitheseōsG1936onG1936of handsχειρῶν,cheirōnG5495, and about theresurrectionἀναστάσεώςanastaseōsG386of the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498andeternalαἰωνίου.aiōniouG166judgmentκρίματοςkrimatosG2917.

3And thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778we will doποιήσομενpoiēsomenG4160,ifἐάνπερeanperperG1437 G4007Godθεός.theosG2316permitsἐπιτρέπῃepitrepēG2010.

4For it isimpossibleἀδύνατονadunatonG102,in the case of thoseG3588who have onceἅπαξhapaxG530beenenlightenedφωτισθέντας,phōtisthentasG5461and have tastedγευσαμένουςgeusamenousG1089ofthe heavenlyἐπουρανίουepouraniouG2032giftδωρεᾶςdōreasG1431and have beenG1096madeG1096partakersμετόχουςmetochousG3353of the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,

5andhave tastedγευσαμένουςgeusamenousG1089the goodκαλὸνkalonG2570wordῥῆμα,rhēmaG4487of GodθεοῦtheouG2316and the powersδυνάμειςdunameisG1411ofthe ageαἰῶνος,aiōnosG165toG3195comeG3195,

6and then havefallenG3895awayG3895, torestoreἀνακαινίζεινanakainizeinG340them againπάλινpalinG3825to repentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341,since they againG388crucifyG388to themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316and putG3856Him toG3856openG3856shameG3856.

7For groundΓῆGēG1093that drinksπιοῦσαpiousaG4095the rainὑετὸνhu'etonG5205which oftenπολλάκιςpollakisG4178fallsἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064on it and producesτίκτουσαtiktousaG5088vegetationβοτάνηνbotanēnG1008usefulεὔθετονeuthetonG2111to 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 betterG2909thingsG2909regardingπερὶperiG4012you, and things thataccompanyἐχόμεναechomenaG2192salvationσωτηρίας,sōtēriasG4991,evenG2532thoughεἰeiG1487we are speakingλαλοῦμεν.laloumenG2980inG3779thisG3779wayG3779.

10ForGodθεὸςtheosG2316is not unjustἄδικοςadikosG94so as to forgetἐπιλαθέσθαιepilathesthaiG1950your workἔργουergouG2041and the loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26whichἧςhēsG3739you have shownἐνεδείξασθεenedeixastheG1731towardεἰςeisG1519His nameὄνομαonomaG3686, by havingservedδιακονήσαντεςdiakonēsantesG1247and by stillservingδιακονοῦντες.diakonountesG1247thesaintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40.

11And we desireἐπιθυμοῦμενepithumoumenG1937that eachG1538oneG1538of you demonstrateἐνδείκνυσθαιendeiknusthaiG1731the sameαὐτὴνautēnG846diligenceσπουδὴνspoudēnG4710so as to realize thefullπληροφορίανplērophorianG4136assuranceG4136ofhopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680untilἄχριachriG891the endτέλους·telousG5056,

12soἵναinaG2443thatG2443you will not be sluggishνωθροὶnōthroiG3576, butimitatorsμιμηταὶmimētaiG3402of thoseG3588who throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102and enduranceμακροθυμίαςmakrothumiasG3115inheritκληρονομούντωνklēronomountōnG2816the promisesἐπαγγελίας.epangeliasG1860.

13Forwhen Godθεός,theosG2316madeG1861the promiseἐπαγγειλάμενοςepangeilamenosG1861to AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,sinceἐπεὶepeiG1893He couldεἶχενeichenG2192swearG3660anG3660oathG3660by noG3762oneοὐδενὸςoudenosG3762greaterμείζονοςmeizonosG3173, HesworeG3660by Himselfἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438,

14sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “indeedεἰ μὴνei mēnG1487 G3375I will greatlyεὐλογῶνeulogōnG2127blessεὐλογήσωeulogēsōG2127you and I will greatlyπληθύνωνplēthunōnG4129multiplyπληθυνῶplēthunōG4129you.”

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

16For peopleἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444swearὀμνύουσιν,omnuousinG3660anG3660oathG3660byoneG3173greaterG3173than themselves, and with theman oathὅρκος·horkosG3727servingas confirmationβεβαίωσινbebaiōsinG951is an endπέραςperasG4009of everyπάσηςpasēsG3956disputeἀντιλογίαςantilogiasG485.

17In the sameᾧhōG3739way GodθεὸςtheosG2316,desiringβουλόμενοςboulomenosG1014evenG4053moreG4053to demonstrateἐπιδεῖξαιepideixaiG1925tothe heirsκληρονόμοιςklēronomoisG2818of the promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860the fact that His purposeβουλῆςboulēsG1012is unchangeableἀμετάθετονametathetonG276,confirmedἐμεσίτευσενemesiteusenG3315it with an oathὅρκῳ,horkōG3727,

18soἵναinaG2443thatG2443by twoδύοduoG1417unchangeableἀμεταθέτων,ametathetōnG276thingsπραγμάτωνpragmatōnG4229in whichοἷςhoisG3739it is impossibleἀδύνατονadunatonG102for Godθεόν,theonG2316to lieψεύσασθαιpseusasthaiG5574,we who have takenG2703refugeG2703would haveἔχωμενechōmenG2192strongἰσχυρὰνischuranG2478encouragementπαράκλησινparaklēsinG3874to holdκρατῆσαιkratēsaiG2902firmlyG2902tothe hopeἐλπίδος·elpidosG1680setπροκειμένηςprokeimenēsG4295beforeG4295us.

19ThisἣνhēnG3739hope we haveἔχομενechomenG2192as an anchorἄγκυρανagkuranG45of the soulψυχῆςpsuchēsG5590, a hopebothτεteG5037sureἀσφαλῆasphalēG804and reliableβεβαίανbebaianG949and one whichentersεἰσερχομένηνeiserchomenēnG1525withinἐσώτερονesōteronG2082the veilκαταπετάσματος,katapetasmatosG2665,

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

The Danger of Falling Away

Better Things for You

Commentaries on Hebrews 6