Hebrews 6:2

Hebrews 6:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
• New International Version (NIV)instruction about cleansing rites, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and of instruction about washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
• New King James Version (NKJV)of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

Context of Hebrews 6:2

1Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. 3And this will we do, if God permit. 4For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

Hebrews 6:2 word by word

βαπτισμῶν διδαχῆς, ἐπιθέσεώς τε χειρῶν, ἀναστάσεώς τε νεκρῶν, καὶ κρίματος αἰωνίου.Read the interlinear

• Of the doctrineδιδαχήdidachē · teachingG1322
• of baptismsβαπτισμόςbaptismos · baptismG909
• andτεte · and/bothG5037
• of laying onἐπίθεσιςepithesis · laying onG1936
• of handsχείρcheir · handG5495
• of resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasis · resurrectionG386
• of the deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• ofκρίμαkrima · judgmentG2917
• eternalαἰώνιοςaiōnios · eternalG166

Cross-references for Hebrews 6:2

• Hebrews 9:10Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.
• Mark 7:4And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.
• Luke 11:38And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.
• Matthew 3:14But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
• Matthew 20:22But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.
• Matthew 28:19Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
• Mark 16:16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
• Luke 3:16John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
• Luke 12:50But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
• John 1:33And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
• John 3:25Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.
• John 4:1When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,
• Acts 2:38Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
• Acts 8:12But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
• Acts 10:47Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
• Acts 16:15And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.

Commentaries on Hebrews 6:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Of the doctrine of baptisms - "There were two things," says Dr. Owen, "peculiar to the Gospel, the doctrine of it and the gifts of the Holy Ghost. Doctrine is called baptism, Deuteronomy 32:2; hence the people are said to be baptized to Moses, when they were initiated into his doctrines, 1 Corinthians 11:2. The baptism of John was his doctrine, Acts 19:3; and the baptism of Christ was the doctrine of Christ, wherewith he was to sprinkle many nations…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Of the doctrine of baptisms - This is mentioned as the third element or principle of the Christian religion. The Jews made much of various kinds of “washings,” which were called “baptisms;” see the note on Mark 7:4. It is supposed also, that they were in the practice of baptizing proselytes to their religion; see the note on Matthew 3:6. Since they made so much of various kinds of ablution, it was important that the true doctrine on the subject should be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The term baptisms (or washings) is plural, indicating it means more than just Christian baptism. In first-century Judaism, teachings about different washings were common (see Matthew 15:2; Mark 7:3). The author might also refer to the cleansing rituals from the Old Testament (compare Hebrews 9:13; 10:22). The laying on of hands was linked to: healing (Mark 5:22–23; Luke 13:13), ritual blessing (Matthew 19:13, 15), r eceiving the Holy Spirit (Acts 8:17…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. the doctrine of baptisms--paired with "laying on of hands," as the latter followed on Christian baptism, and answers to the rite of confirmation in Episcopal churches. Jewish believers passed, by an easy transition, from Jewish baptismal purifications (He 9:10, "washings"), baptism of proselytes, and John's baptism, and legal imposition of hands, to their Christian analogues, baptism, and the subsequent laying on of hands, accompanied by the gift of…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 6:2

• Baptism
• Grace of God
• Hand
• Judgment
• Punishment
• Resurrection
• Works

In the dictionaries

• Resurrection of the dead
• Laying On of Hands
• Afresh
• Anchor
• Counsel
• Crucify
• Enlighten
• Eternal death
• Immutable
• Judgment, The final

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