Revised Literal Translation

Hebrews 6

1ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352leavingἀφέντεςaphentesG863the principles ofτὸν ἀρχῆςton archēsG3588 G746the doctrineλόγονlogonG3056of Christτῆς Χριστοῦtēs ChristouG3588 G5547,let us go onφερώμεθαpherōmethaG5342untoἐπὶepiG1909perfectionτοῦ τελειότηταtou teleiotētaG3588 G5047;notμὴmēG3361layingκαταβαλλόμενοιkataballomenoiG2598againπάλινpalinG3825the foundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310of repentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341fromἀπὸapoG575deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498worksἔργωνergōnG2041,andκαὶkaiG2532of faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102towardἐπὶepiG1909Godθεόν,theonG2316,τὴνtēnG3588

2Of the doctrineδιδαχῆς,didachēsG1322of baptismsβαπτισμῶνbaptismōnG909,andτεteG5037of laying onἐπιθέσεώςepitheseōsG1936of handsχειρῶν,cheirōnG5495,andτεteG5037of resurrectionἀναστάσεώςanastaseōsG386of the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,andκαὶkaiG2532ofG2917eternalαἰωνίου.aiōniouG166judgmentκρίματοςkrimatosG2917.

3AndκαὶkaiG2532thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778will we doποιήσομενpoiēsomenG4160,ifἐάνπερeanperperG1437 G4007Godὁ θεός.ho theosG3588 G2316permitἐπιτρέπῃepitrepēG2010.

4ForγὰρgarG1063it isimpossibleἀδύνατονadunatonG102for those who wereG5461onceἅπαξhapaxG530enlightenedφωτισθέντας,phōtisthentasG5461,andτεteG5037have tastedγευσαμένουςgeusamenousG1089of theG3588 G1431heavenlyἐπουρανίουepouraniouG2032giftδωρεᾶςdōreasG3588 G1431,andκαὶkaiG2532were madeγενηθένταςgenēthentasG1096partakersμετόχουςmetochousG3353of theG4151HolyἁγίουhagiouG40GhostG4151,G3588G3588

5AndκαὶkaiG2532have tastedγευσαμένουςgeusamenousG1089theG4487goodκαλὸνkalonG2570wordG4487of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andτεteG5037the powersδυνάμειςdunameisG1411of the worldαἰῶνος,aiōnosG165to comeμέλλοντοςmellontosG3195,

6IfκαὶkaiG2532they shall fall awayπαραπεσόνταςparapesontasG3895,to renew themἀνακαινίζεινanakainizeinG340againπάλινpalinG3825untoεἰςeisG1519repentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341;seeing they crucifyG388to themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438the Sonτὸν υἱὸνton huionG3588 G5207of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316afreshG388,andκαὶkaiG2532putG3856himto an open shameG3856.

7ForγὰρgarG1063the earth whichΓῆGēG1093drinketh inπιοῦσαpiousaG4095the rainὑετὸνhu'etonG5205that comethἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064oftπολλάκιςpollakisG4178uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909itαὐτῆςautēsG846,andκαὶkaiG2532bringeth forthτίκτουσαtiktousaG5088herbsβοτάνηνbotanēnG1008meetεὔθετονeuthetonG2111for themἐκείνοιςekeinoisG1565byδι᾽di᾽G1223whomοὓςhousG3739καὶkaiG2532it is dressedγεωργεῖται,geōrgeitaiG1090,receivethμεταλαμβάνειmetalambaneiG3335blessingεὐλογίαςeulogiasG2129fromἀπὸapoG575Godἡ θεοῦ·hē theouG3588 G2316:τὸνtonG3588τοῦtouG3588

8ButδὲdeG1161that which bearethἐκφέρουσαekpherousaG1627thornsἀκάνθαςakanthasG173andκαὶkaiG2532briersτριβόλουςtribolousG5146isrejectedἀδόκιμοςadokimosG96,andκαὶkaiG2532isnigh untoἐγγύς,engusG1451cursingκατάραςkatarasG2671;whoseἧςhēsG3739endτὸ τέλοςto telosG3588 G5056istoεἰςeisG1519be burnedκαῦσιν.¶kausinG2740.

9ButδὲdeG1161,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,we are persuadedΠεπείσμεθαPepeismethaG3982better thingsG2909ofπερὶperiG4012youὑμῶν,humōnG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532things that accompanyἐχόμεναechomenaG2192salvationσωτηρίας,sōtēriasG4991,εἰeiG1487thoughκαὶkaiG2532weG2980thusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779speakλαλοῦμεν.laloumenG2980.τὰtaG3588

10ForγὰρgarG1063GodθεὸςtheosG3588 G2316isnotοὐouG3756unrighteousἄδικοςadikosG94to forgetἐπιλαθέσθαιepilathesthaiG1950yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771workἔργουergouG3588 G2041andκαὶkaiG2532labourG3588 G2873of loveἀγάπηςagapēsG3588 G26,whichἧςhēsG3739ye have shewedἐνεδείξασθεenedeixastheG1731towardεἰςeisG1519hisαὐτοῦautouG846nameὄνομαonomaG3588 G3686,in that ye have ministered toδιακονήσαντεςdiakonēsantesG1247the saintsἁγίοιςhagioisG3588 G40,andκαὶkaiG2532do ministerδιακονοῦντες.diakonountesG1247.

11AndδὲdeG1161we desire thatἐπιθυμοῦμενepithumoumenG1937every oneἕκαστονhekastonG1538of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771do shewἐνδείκνυσθαιendeiknusthaiG1731theG4710sameαὐτὴνautēnG846diligenceG4710toπρὸςprosG4314the full assuranceτὴν πληροφορίανtēn plērophorianG3588 G4136of hopeτὴν ἐλπίδοςtēn elpidosG3588 G1680untoἄχριachriG891the endτέλους·telousG5056:τῆςtēsG3588

12ThatἵναinaG2443ye beγένησθε,genēstheG1096notμὴmēG3361slothfulνωθροὶnōthroiG3576,butδὲdeG1161followersμιμηταὶmimētaiG3402of them whoG2816throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102andκαὶkaiG2532patienceμακροθυμίαςmakrothumiasG3115inheritG2816the promisesτῶν ἐπαγγελίας.tōn epangeliasG3588 G1860.τὰςtasG3588

13ForγὰρgarG1063whenG1861Godτῷ θεός,tō theosG3588 G2316made promiseἐπαγγειλάμενοςepangeilamenosG1861to AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,becauseἐπεὶepeiG1893he couldεἶχενeichenG2192swearὀμόσαι,omosaiG3660byκατ᾽kat᾽G2596noοὐδενὸςoudenosG3762greaterμείζονοςmeizonosG3173,he swareὤμοσενōmosenG3660byκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596himselfἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438,ὁhoG3588

14Sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,G2229SurelyμὴνmēnG3375blessingεὐλογῶνeulogōnG2127I will blessεὐλογήσωeulogēsōG2127theeσεseG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532multiplyingπληθύνωνplēthunōnG4129I will multiplyπληθυνῶplēthunōG4129theeσε·seG4771.

15AndκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779,after he had patiently enduredμακροθυμήσαςmakrothumēsasG3114,he obtainedἐπέτυχενepetuchenG2013the promiseτῆς ἐπαγγελίας.tēs epangeliasG3588 G1860.

16ForγὰρgarG1063menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444verilyG3303swearὀμνύουσιν,omnuousinG3660byκατὰkataG2596the greaterμείζονοςmeizonosG3173:andκαὶkaiG2532an oathτοῦ ὅρκος·tou horkosG3588 G3727forεἰςeisG1519confirmationβεβαίωσινbebaiōsinG951isto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846an endπέραςperasG4009ofG485allπάσηςpasēsG3956strifeG485.ὁhoG3588

17Whereinἐν ᾧen hōG1722 G3739Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316,willingβουλόμενοςboulomenosG1014more abundantlyG4053to shewἐπιδεῖξαιepideixaiG1925unto the heirsτοῖς κληρονόμοιςtois klēronomoisG3588 G2818of promiseτῆς ἐπαγγελίαςtēs epangeliasG3588 G1860the immutabilityτὸ ἀμετάθετονto ametathetonG3588 G276of hisαὐτοῦautouG846counselτῆς βουλῆςtēs boulēsG3588 G1012,confirmedἐμεσίτευσενemesiteusenG3315itby an oathὅρκῳ,horkōG3727:

18ThatἵναinaG2443byδιὰdiaG1223twoδύοduoG1417immutableἀμεταθέτων,ametathetōnG276thingsπραγμάτωνpragmatōnG4229,inἐνenG1722whichοἷςhoisG3739it wasimpossibleἀδύνατονadunatonG102for Godθεόν,theonG2316to lieψεύσασθαιpseusasthaiG5574,we might haveἔχωμενechōmenG2192aG3874strongἰσχυρὰνischuranG2478consolationG3874,who have fled for refugeκαταφυγόντεςkataphugontesG3588 G2703to lay holdκρατῆσαιkratēsaiG2902upon the hopeἐλπίδος·elpidosG1680set before usπροκειμένηςprokeimenēsG3588 G4295:

19WhichἣνhēnG3739hopewe haveἔχομενechomenG2192asὡςhōsG5613an anchorἄγκυρανagkuranG45of the soulτῆς ψυχῆςtēs psuchēsG3588 G5590,bothτεteG5037sureἀσφαλῆasphalēG804andκαὶkaiG2532stedfastβεβαίανbebaianG949,andκαὶkaiG2532which enterethεἰσερχομένηνeiserchomenēnG1525intoεἰςeisG1519that withinἐσώτερονesōteronG2082the veilτὸ καταπετάσματος,to katapetasmatosG3588 G2665;τοῦtouG3588

20WhitherὅπουhopouG3699the forerunnerπρόδρομοςprodromosG4274isG1525forὑπὲρhuperG5228usG1473enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525, evenJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,madeγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096an high priestἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749forεἰςeisG1519everτὴν αἰῶνα.¶tēn aiōnaG3588 G165afterκατὰkataG2596the orderτάξιν τὸνtaxin tonG3588 G5010of MelchisedecΜελχισέδεκMelchisedekG3198.

Commentaries on Hebrews 6