Heb 6 | NASB2020 | STEP | Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ , let us press on to maturity , not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God ,

Hebrews 6

The Danger of Falling Away

1 Therefore ^aleaving ^bthe ^{▼▼Lit word of the beginning}elementary teaching about the ^{▼▼I.e., Messiah}Christ, let us press on to ^{▼▼Or perfection
,} ^fmaturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from ^gdead works and of faith toward God, 2 of ^hinstruction about ^{▼▼Or baptisms}washings and ^jlaying on of hands, and about the ^kresurrection of the dead and ^leternal judgment. 3 And this we will do, ^mif God permits. 4 For it is ⁿimpossible, in the case of those who have once been ^oenlightened and have tasted of ^pthe heavenly gift and have been made ^qpartakers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and ^rhave tasted the good ^sword of God and the powers of ^tthe age to come, 6 and then have ^{▼▼Or committed apostasy; i.e., renounced the faith}fallen away, to ^vrestore them again to repentance, ^{▼▼Or while
,} ^xsince they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame. 7 For ground that drinks the rain which often ^{▼▼Lit comes}falls on it and produces vegetation useful to those ^zfor whose sake it is also tilled, receives a blessing from God; 8 but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and ^{▼▼Lit near to a curse
,} ^abclose to being cursed, and ^{▼▼Lit whose end is for burning}it ends up being burned.

Better Things for You

9 But, ^adbeloved, we are convinced of better things regarding you, and things that ^{▼▼Or belong to}accompany salvation, even though we are speaking in this way. 10 For ^afGod is not unjust so as to forget ^agyour work and the love which you have shown toward His name, by having ^ahserved and by still serving the ^{▼▼Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people}saints. 11 And we desire that each one of you demonstrate the same diligence ^{▼▼Lit to the full}so as to realize the ^akfull assurance of ^alhope until the end, 12 so that you will not be sluggish, but ^amimitators of those who through ^anfaith and endurance ^aoinherit the promises.

13 For ^apwhen God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear an oath by no one greater, He ^aqswore by Himself, 14 saying, “ ^arindeed I will greatly bless you and I will greatly multiply you.” 15 And so, ^ashaving patiently waited, he obtained the promise. 16 ^atFor people swear an oath by ^{▼▼Or Him who is greater}one greater than themselves, and with them ^avan oath serving as confirmation is an end of every dispute. 17 ^{▼▼Lit In which}In the same way God, desiring even more to demonstrate to ^axthe heirs of the promise ^{▼▼Lit the unchangeableness of His
,} ^azthe fact that His purpose is unchangeable, ^{▼▼Or mediated}confirmed it with an oath, 18 so that by two unchangeable things in which ^bbit is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to hold firmly to ^bcthe hope set before us. 19 ^{▼▼Lit Which hope we have}This ^behope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and reliable and one which ^bfenters ^{▼▼Or inside}within the veil, 20 ^bhwhere Jesus has entered as a forerunner for us, having become a ^bihigh priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.