Hebrews 6:4-20

4For it is 1impossibleG102, in the case of thoseG3588 who have onceG530 been 2enlightenedG5461 and have tastedG1089 of 3the heavenlyG2032 giftG1431 and have beenG1096 madeG1096 4partakersG3353 of the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, 5and 5have tastedG1089 the goodG2570 6wordG4487 of GodG2316 and the powersG1411 of 7the ageG165 toG3195 comeG3195, 6and then have 8fallenG3895 awayG3895, to 9restoreG340 them againG3825 to repentanceG3341, 1011since they againG388 crucifyG388 to themselvesG1438 the SonG5207 of GodG2316 and putG3856 Him toG3856 openG3856 shameG3856. 7For groundG1093 that drinksG4095 the rainG5205 which oftenG4178 12fallsG2064 on it and producesG5088 vegetationG1008 usefulG2111 to thoseG1565 13for whoseG3739 sakeG1223 it is alsoG2532 tilledG1090, receivesG3335 a blessingG2129 from GodG2316; 8but if it yieldsG1627 thornsG173 and thistlesG5146, it is worthlessG96 and 1415closeG1451 to being cursedG2671, and 16it endsG5056 up being burnedG2740.

9But, 17belovedG27, we are convincedG3982 of betterG2909 thingsG2909 regardingG4012 you, and things that 18accompanyG2192 salvationG4991, evenG2532 thoughG1487 we are speakingG2980 inG3779 thisG3779 wayG3779. 10For 19GodG2316 is not unjustG94 so as to forgetG1950 20your workG2041 and the loveG26 whichG3739 you have shownG1731 towardG1519 His nameG3686, by having 21servedG1247 and by still servingG1247 the 22saintsG40. 11And we desireG1937 that eachG1538 oneG1538 of you demonstrateG1731 the sameG846 diligenceG4710 23so as to realize the 24fullG4136 assuranceG4136 of 25hopeG1680 untilG891 the endG5056, 12soG2443 thatG2443 you will not be sluggishG3576, but 26imitatorsG3402 of thoseG3588 who throughG1223 27faithG4102 and enduranceG3115 28inheritG2816 the promisesG1860.

13For 29when GodG2316 madeG1861 the promiseG1861 to AbrahamG11, sinceG1893 He couldG2192 swearG3660 anG3660 oathG3660 by noG3762 oneG3762 greaterG3173, He 30sworeG3660 by HimselfG1438, 14sayingG3004, “31indeedG1487G3375 I will greatlyG2127 blessG2127 you and I will greatlyG4129 multiplyG4129 you.” 15And soG3779, 32having patientlyG3114 waitedG3114, he obtainedG2013 the promiseG1860. 1633For peopleG444 swearG3660 anG3660 oathG3660 by 34oneG3173 greaterG3173 than themselves, and with them 35an oathG3727 serving as confirmationG951 is an endG4009 of everyG3956 disputeG485. 1736In the sameG3739 way GodG2316, desiringG1014 evenG4053 moreG4053 to demonstrateG1925 to 37the heirsG2818 of the promiseG1860 3839the fact that His purposeG1012 is unchangeableG276, 40confirmedG3315 it with an oathG3727, 18soG2443 thatG2443 by twoG1417 unchangeableG276 thingsG4229 in whichG3739 41it is impossibleG102 for GodG2316 to lieG5574, we who have takenG2703 refugeG2703 would haveG2192 strongG2478 encouragementG3874 to holdG2902 firmlyG2902 to 42the hopeG1680 setG4295 beforeG4295 us. 1943ThisG3739 44hope we haveG2192 as an anchorG45 of the soulG5590, a hope bothG5037 sureG804 and reliableG949 and one which 45entersG1525 46withinG2082 the veilG2665, 2047whereG3699 JesusG2424 has enteredG1525 as a forerunnerG4274 for us, having becomeG1096 a 48highG749 priestG749 foreverG165 accordingG2596 to the orderG5010 of MelchizedekG3198.