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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, |
[1]Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on to perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith towards 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, |
[2]Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. |
| [3]and this we will do, if God may permit, |
[3]And this will we do, if God 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, |
[4]For it is impossible for those who have been once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit. |
| [5]and did taste the good saying of God, the powers also of the coming age, |
[5]And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, |
| [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. |
[6]If they shall fall away, to renew them again to repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open 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, |
[7]For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh often upon it, and bringeth forth herbs fit for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: |
| [8]and that which is bearing thorns and briers [is] disapproved of, and nigh to cursing, whose end [is] for burning; |
[8]But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh to cursing; whose end is to be burned. |
| [9]and we are persuaded, concerning you, beloved, the things that are better, and accompanying salvation, though even thus we speak, |
[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 labour of the love, that ye shewed to His name, having ministered to the saints and ministering; |
[10]For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which ye have shown towards his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. |
| [11]and we desire each one of you the same diligence to shew, unto the full assurance of the hope unto the end, |
[11]And we desire every one of you to show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope to the end: |
| [12]that ye may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises. |
[12]That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. |
| [13]For to Abraham God, having made promise, seeing He was able to swear by no greater, did swear by Himself, |
[13]For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself, |
| [14]saying, `Blessing indeed I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;' |
[14]Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. |
| [15]and so, having patiently endured, he did obtain the promise; |
[15]And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. |
| [16]for men indeed do swear by the greater, and an end of all controversy to them for confirmation [is] the oath, |
[16]For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all contradiction. |
| [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, |
[17]Wherein God, willing more abundantly to show to the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it 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], |
[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 we have, as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and entering into that within the vail, |
[19]Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which entereth 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. |
[20]Whither the forerunner hath for us entered, even Jesus, made a high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. |