Hebrews 6:8

Hebrews 6:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
• New International Version (NIV)But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed. In the end it will be burned.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, and its end is to be burned.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But if a field bears thorns and thistles, it is useless. The farmer will soon condemn that field and burn it.

Context of Hebrews 6:8

6if they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame. 7For the earth which drinks in the rain that often comes upon it, and bears herbs useful for those by whom it is cultivated, receives blessing from God; but if it bears thorns and briers, it is rejected and near to being cursed, whose end is to be burned. 9But, beloved, we are confident of better things concerning you, yes, things that accompany salvation, though we speak in this manner. 10For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

Hebrews 6:8 word by word

ἐκφέρουσα δὲ ἀκάνθας καὶ τριβόλους ἀδόκιμος καὶ κατάρας ἐγγύς, ἧς τὸ τέλος εἰς καῦσιν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• that which bearethἐκφέρωekpherō · to bring/carry outG1627
• thornsἄκανθαakantha · a thornG173
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• briersτρίβολοςtribolos · thistleG5146
• rejectedἀδόκιμοςadokimos · failingG96
• nigh untoἐγγύςeggus · nearG1451
• cursingκατάραkatara · curseG2671
• whoseὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• endὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• endτέλοςtelos · goal/taxG5056
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• be burnedκαῦσιςkausis · burningG2740

Cross-references for Hebrews 6:8

• Hebrews 12:17For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears.
• Genesis 3:17Then to Adam He said, “Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it’: “Cursed is the ground for your sake; In toil you shall eat of it All the days of your life.
• Genesis 4:11So now you are cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
• Genesis 5:29And he called his name Noah, saying, “This one will comfort us concerning our work and the toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord has cursed.”
• Deuteronomy 29:28And the Lord uprooted them from their land in anger, in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.’
• Job 31:40Then let thistles grow instead of wheat, And weeds instead of barley.” The words of Job are ended.
• Psalms 107:34A fruitful land into barrenness, For the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
• Isaiah 5:1Now let me sing to my Well-beloved A song of my Beloved regarding His vineyard: My Well-beloved has a vineyard On a very fruitful hill.
• Jeremiah 17:6For he shall be like a shrub in the desert, And shall not see when good comes, But shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, In a salt land which is not inhabited.
• Jeremiah 44:22So the Lord could no longer bear it, because of the evil of your doings and because of the abominations which you committed. Therefore your land is a desolation, an astonishment, a curse, and without an inhabitant, as it is this day.
• Mark 11:14In response Jesus said to it, “Let no one eat fruit from you ever again.” And His disciples heard it.
• Luke 13:7Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, ‘Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why does it use up the ground?’
• Hebrews 10:27but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries.
• Isaiah 27:10Yet the fortified city will be desolate, The habitation forsaken and left like a wilderness; There the calf will feed, and there it will lie down And consume its branches.
• Ezekiel 15:2“Son of man, how is the wood of the vine better than any other wood, the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest?
• Ezekiel 20:47and say to the forest of the South, ‘Hear the word of the Lord! Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree and every dry tree in you; the blazing flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be scorched by it.

Commentaries on Hebrews 6:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8That which beareth thorns and briers is rejected - That is: The land which, notwithstanding the most careful cultivation, receiving also in due times the early and latter rain, produces nothing but thorns and briers, or noxious weeds of different kinds, is rejected, , is given up as unimprovable; its briers, thorns, and brushwood burnt down; and then left to be pastured on by the beasts of the field. This seems to be the custom in husbandry to which the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8But that which beareth thorns and briars is rejected - That is, by the farmer or owner. It is abandoned as worthless. The force of the comparison here is, that God would thus deal with those who professed to be renewed if they should be like such a worthless field. And is nigh unto cursing - Is given over to execration, or is abandoned as useless. The word “cursing” means devoting to destruction. The sense is not that the owner would curse it “in words,”…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8land: Fertile land symbolizes blessing, while barren land with thorns and thistles represents a curse. Burning such a field symbolizes judgment (2 Samuel 23:4–7; Isaiah 10:17; 33:12; Ezekiel 19:12–13; Matthew 3:10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. that which--rather as Greek (no article), "But if it (the 'land,' He 6:7) bear"; not so favorable a word as "bringeth forth," He 6:7, said of the good soil. briers--Greek, "thistles." rejected--after having been tested; so the Greek implies. Reprobate ... rejected by the Lord. nigh unto cursing--on the verge of being given up to its own barrenness by the just curse of God. This "nigh" softens the severity of the previous "It is impossible," &c. (He…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 6:8

• Apostasy
• Backsliders
• Reprobacy
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Afresh
• Anchor
• Brier
• Castaway
• Counsel
• Crucify
• Enlighten
• Immutable
• Nigh
• Persuade

Commentaries on Hebrews 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings