¹ Therefore 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,

² Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

³ And this will we do, if God permit.

⁴ For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

⁵ And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,

⁶ If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

⁷ For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:

⁸ But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

⁹ But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.

¹⁰ For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

¹¹ And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:

¹² That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

¹³ For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

¹⁴ Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

¹⁵ And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

¹⁶ For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

¹⁷ Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:

¹⁸ That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

¹⁹ Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;

²⁰ Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

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¹ Therefore ^G1352 leaving ^G863 the principles ^G746 of the doctrine ^G3056 of Christ, ^G5547 let us go on ^G5342 unto ^G1909 perfection; ^G5047 not ^G3361 laying ^G2598 again ^G3825 the foundation ^G2310 of repentance ^G3341 from ^G575 dead ^G3498 works, ^G2041 and ^G2532 of faith ^G4102 toward ^G1909 God, ^G2316

² Of the doctrine ^G1322 of baptisms, ^G909 and ^G5037 of laying on ^G1936 of hands, ^G5495 and ^G5037 of resurrection ^G386 of the dead, ^G3498 and ^G2532 of eternal ^G166 judgment. ^G2917

³ And ^G2532 this ^G5124 will we do, ^G4160 if ^{G1437 G4007} God ^G2316 permit. ^G2010

⁴ For ^G1063 it is impossible ^G102 for those who were once ^G530 enlightened, ^G5461 and ^G5037 have tasted ^G1089 of the heavenly ^G2032 gift, ^G1431 and ^G2532 were made ^G1096 partakers ^G3353 of the Holy ^G40 Ghost, ^G4151

⁵ And ^G2532 have tasted ^G1089 the good ^G2570 word ^G4487 of God, ^G2316 and ^G5037 the powers ^G1411 of the world ^G165 to come, ^G3195

⁶ If ^G2532 they shall fall away, ^G3895 to renew them ^G340 again ^G3825 unto ^G1519 repentance; ^G3341 seeing they crucify ^G388 to themselves ^G1438 the Son ^G5207 of God ^G2316 afresh, ^G388 and ^G2532 put him to an open shame. ^G3856

⁷ For ^G1063 the earth ^G1093 which ^G3588 drinketh in ^G4095 the rain ^G5205 that cometh ^G2064 oft ^G4178 upon ^G1909 it, ^G846 and ^G2532 bringeth forth ^G5088 herbs ^G1008 meet ^G2111 for them ^{G1565 G2532} by ^G1223 whom ^G3739 it is dressed, ^G1090 receiveth ^G3335 blessing ^G2129 from ^G575 God: ^G2316

⁸ But ^G1161 that which beareth ^G1627 thorns ^G173 and ^G2532 briers ^G5146 is rejected, ^G96 and ^G2532 is nigh ^G1451 unto cursing; ^G2671 whose ^G3739 end ^G5056 is to ^G1519 be burned. ^G2740

⁹ But, ^G1161 beloved, ^G27 we are persuaded ^G3982 better things ^G2909 of ^G4012 you, ^G5216 and ^G2532 things that accompany ^G2192 salvation, ^G4991 though ^G1499 we ^G2980 thus ^G3779 speak. ^G2980

¹⁰ For ^G1063 God ^G2316 is not ^G3756 unrighteous ^G94 to forget ^G1950 your ^G5216 work ^G2041 and ^G2532 labour ^G2873 of love, ^G26 which ^G3739 ye have shewed ^{G1731 G1731} toward ^G1519 his ^G846 name, ^G3686 in that ye have ministered ^G1247 to the saints, ^G40 and ^G2532 do minister. ^G1247

¹¹ And ^G1161 we desire ^G1937 that every one ^G1538 of you ^G5216 do shew ^G1731 the same ^G846 diligence ^G4710 to ^G4314 the full assurance ^G4136 of hope ^G1680 unto ^G891 the end: ^G5056

¹² That ^G3363 ye be ^G1096 not ^G3363 slothful, ^G3576 but ^G1161 followers ^G3402 of them who through ^G1223 faith ^G4102 and ^G2532 patience ^G3115 inherit ^G2816 the promises. ^G1860

¹³ For ^G1063 when God ^G2316 made promise ^G1861 to Abraham, ^G11 because ^G1893 he could ^G2192 swear ^G3660 by ^G2596 no ^G3762 greater, ^G3187 he sware ^G3660 by ^G2596 himself, ^G1438

¹⁴ Saying, ^G3004 Surely ^{G2229 G3375} blessing ^G2127 I will bless ^G2127 thee, ^G4571 and ^G2532 multiplying ^G4129 I will multiply ^G4129 thee. ^G4571

¹⁵ And ^G2532 so, ^G3779 after he had patiently endured, ^G3114 he obtained ^G2013 the promise. ^G1860

¹⁶ For ^G1063 men ^G444 verily ^G3303 swear ^G3660 by ^G2596 the greater: ^G3187 and ^G2532 an oath ^G3727 for ^G1519 confirmation ^G951 is to them ^G846 an end ^G4009 of all ^G3956 strife. ^G485

¹⁷ Wherein ^{G1722 G3739} God, ^G2316 willing ^G1014 more abundantly ^G4054 to shew ^G1925 unto the heirs ^G2818 of promise ^G1860 the immutability ^G276 of his ^G846 counsel, ^G1012 confirmed ^G3315 it by an oath: ^G3727

¹⁸ That ^G2443 by ^G1223 two ^G1417 immutable ^G276 things, ^G4229 in ^G1722 which ^G3739 it was impossible ^G102 for God ^G2316 to lie, ^G5574 we might have ^G2192 a strong ^G2478 consolation, ^G3874 who ^G3588 have fled for refuge ^G2703 to lay hold ^G2902 upon the hope ^G1680 set before us: ^G4295

¹⁹ Which ^G3739 hope we have ^G2192 as ^G5613 an anchor ^G45 of the soul, ^G5590 both ^G5037 sure ^G804 and ^G2532 stedfast, ^G949 and ^G2532 which entereth ^G1525 into ^G1519 that within ^G2082 the veil; ^G2665

²⁰ Whither ^G3699 the forerunner ^G4274 is ^G1525 for ^G5228 us ^G2257 entered, ^G1525 even Jesus, ^G2424 made ^G1096 an high priest ^G749 for ^G1519 ever ^G165 after ^G2596 the order ^G5010 of Melchisedec. ^G3198

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¹ Wherefore leaving the doctrine of the first principles of Christ, let us press on unto perfection; not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

² of the teaching of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

³ And this will we do, if God permit.

⁴ For as touching those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,

⁵ and tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the age to come,

⁶ and `then' fell away, it is impossible to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

⁷ For the land which hath drunk the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receiveth blessing from God:

⁸ but if it beareth thorns and thistles, it is rejected and nigh unto a curse; whose end is to be burned.

⁹ But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak:

¹⁰ for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.

¹¹ And we desire that each one of you may show the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end:

¹² that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

¹³ For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself,

¹⁴ saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

¹⁵ And thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

¹⁶ For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

¹⁷ Wherein God, being minded to show more abundantly unto the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;

¹⁸ that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us:

¹⁹ which we have as an anchor of the soul, `a hope' both sure and stedfast and entering into that which is within the veil;

²⁰ whither as a forerunner Jesus entered for us, having become a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

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¹ Wherefore, having left the word of the beginning of the Christ, unto the perfection we may advance, not again a foundation laying of reformation from dead works, and of faith on God,

² of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on also of hands, of rising again also of the dead, and of judgment age-during,

³ and this we will do, if God may permit,

⁴ for `it is' impossible for those once enlightened, having tasted also of the heavenly gift, and partakers having became of the Holy Spirit,

⁵ and did taste the good saying of God, the powers also of the coming age,

⁶ and having fallen away, again to renew `them' to reformation, having crucified again to themselves the Son of God, and exposed to public shame.

⁷ For earth, that is drinking in the rain many times coming upon it, and is bringing forth herbs fit for those because of whom also it is dressed, doth partake of blessing from God,

⁸ and that which is bearing thorns and briers `is' disapproved of, and nigh to cursing, whose end `is' for burning;

⁹ and we are persuaded, concerning you, beloved, the things that are better, and accompanying salvation, though even thus we speak,

¹⁰ for God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the labour of the love, that ye shewed to His name, having ministered to the saints and ministering;

¹¹ and we desire each one of you the same diligence to shew, unto the full assurance of the hope unto the end,

¹² that ye may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.

¹³ For to Abraham God, having made promise, seeing He was able to swear by no greater, did swear by Himself,

¹⁴ saying, `Blessing indeed I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;'

¹⁵ and so, having patiently endured, he did obtain the promise;

¹⁶ for men indeed do swear by the greater, and an end of all controversy to them for confirmation `is' the oath,

¹⁷ in which God, more abundantly willing to shew to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, did interpose by an oath,

¹⁸ that through two immutable things, in which `it is' impossible for God to lie, a strong comfort we may have who did flee for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before `us',

¹⁹ which we have, as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and entering into that within the vail,

²⁰ whither a forerunner for us did enter -- Jesus, after the order of Melchisedek chief priest having become -- to the age.

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¹ Wherefore, leaving the word of the beginning of the Christ, let us go on [to what belongs] to full growth, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and faith in God,

² of [the] doctrine of washings, and of imposition of hands, and of resurrection of [the] dead, and of eternal judgment;

³ and this will we do if God permit.

⁴ For it is impossible to renew again to repentance those once enlightened, and who have tasted of the heavenly gift, and have been made partakers of [the] Holy Spirit,

⁵ and have tasted the good word of God, and [the] works of power of [the] age to come,

⁶ and have fallen away, crucifying for themselves [as they do] the Son of God, and making a show of [him].

⁷ For ground which drinks the rain which comes often upon it, and produces useful herbs for those for whose sakes also it is tilled, partakes of blessing from God;

⁸ but bringing forth thorns and briars, it is found worthless and nigh to a curse, whose end [is] to be burned.

⁹ But we are persuaded concerning you, beloved, better things, and connected with salvation, even if we speak thus.

¹⁰ For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye have shewn to his name, having ministered to the saints, and [still] ministering.

¹¹ But we desire earnestly that each one of you shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end;

¹² that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience have been inheritors of the promises.

¹³ For God, having promised to Abraham, since he had no greater to swear by, swore by himself,

¹⁴ saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;

¹⁵ and thus, having had long patience, he got the promise.

¹⁶ For men indeed swear by a greater, and with them the oath is a term to all dispute, as making matters sure.

¹⁷ Wherein God, willing to shew more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his purpose, intervened by an oath,

¹⁸ that by two unchangeable things, in which [it was] impossible that God should lie, we might have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us,

¹⁹ which we have as anchor of the soul, both secure and firm, and entering into that within the veil,

²⁰ where Jesus is entered as forerunner for us, become for ever a high priest according to the order of Melchisedec.

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¹ Therefore leaving the doctrine of the first principles of Christ, let us press on to perfection--not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God,

² of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

³ This will we do, if God permits.

⁴ For concerning those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,

⁵ and tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the age to come,

⁶ and then fell away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance; seeing they crucify the Son of God for themselves again, and put him to open shame.

⁷ For the land which has drunk the rain that comes often on it, and brings forth a crop suitable for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receives blessing from God;

⁸ but if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected and near being cursed, whose end is to be burned.

⁹ But, beloved, we are persuaded of better things for you, and things that accompany salvation, even though we speak like this.

¹⁰ For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them.

¹¹ We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end,

¹² that you won't be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherited the promises.

¹³ For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he swore by himself,

¹⁴ saying, "Most surely I will bless you, and I will surely multiply you."

¹⁵ Thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

¹⁶ For men indeed swear by a greater one, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

¹⁷ In this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;

¹⁸ that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us.

¹⁹ This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and entering into that which is within the veil;

²⁰ where as a forerunner Jesus entered for us, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

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¹ For this reason let us go on from the first things about Christ to full growth; not building again that on which it is based, that is, the turning of the heart from dead works, and faith in God,

² The teaching of baptisms, and of the putting on of hands, and of the future life of the dead, and of the judging on the last day.

³ Now we will do this, if God lets us.

⁴ As for those who at one time saw the light, tasting the good things from heaven, and having their part in the Holy Spirit,

⁵ With knowledge of the good word of God, and of the powers of the coming time,

⁶ And then let themselves be turned away, it is not possible for their hearts to be made new a second time; because they themselves put the Son of God on the cross again, openly shaming him.

⁷ For a land, drinking in the frequent rain and producing good plants for those for whom it is worked, has a blessing from God:

⁸ But if it sends up thorns and evil plants, it is of no use and is ready to be cursed; its only end is to be burned.

⁹ But, my loved ones, though we say this, we are certain that you have better things in you, things which go with salvation;

¹⁰ For God is true, and will not put away from him the memory of your work and of your love for his name, in the help which you gave and still give to the saints.

¹¹ And it is our desire that you may all keep the same high purpose in certain hope to the end:

¹² So that you may not be slow in heart, but may take as your example those to whom God has given their heritage, because of their faith and their long waiting.

¹³ For when God made his oath to Abraham, because there was no greater oath, he made it by himself,

¹⁴ Saying, Be certain that I will give you my blessing, and make your numbers very great.

¹⁵ And so, when he had been waiting calmly for a long time, God's word to him was put into effect.

¹⁶ For men at all times make their oaths by what is greater; and any argument is ended by the decision of the oath.

¹⁷ So that when it was God's desire to make it specially clear to those who by his word were to have the heritage, that his purpose was fixed, he made it more certain with an oath;

¹⁸ So that we, who have gone in flight from danger to the hope which has been put before us, may have a strong comfort in two unchanging things, in which it is not possible for God to be false;

¹⁹ And this hope is like a strong band for our souls, fixed and certain, and going in to that which is inside the veil;

²⁰ Where Jesus has gone before us, as a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.