Hebrews 6 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

The Danger of Falling Away

6 Therefore (A)leaving (B)the [a]elementary teaching about the [b]Christ, let us press on to [c](C)maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from (D)dead works and of faith toward God, 2 of (E)instruction about [d]washings and (F)laying on of hands, and about the (G)resurrection of the dead and (H)eternal judgment. 3 And this we will do, (I)if God permits. 4 For it is (J)impossible, in the case of those who have once been (K)enlightened and have tasted of (L)the heavenly gift and have been made (M)partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and (N)have tasted the good (O)word of God and the powers of (P)the age to come, 6 and then have [e]fallen away, to (Q)restore them again to repentance, [f](R)since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame. 7 For ground that drinks the rain which often [g]falls on it and produces vegetation useful to those (S)for whose sake it is also tilled, receives a blessing from God; 8 but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and [h](T)close to being cursed, and [i]it ends up being burned.

Better Things for You

9 But, (U)beloved, we are convinced of better things regarding you, and things that [j]accompany salvation, even though we are speaking in this way. 10 For (V)God is not unjust so as to forget (W)your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, by having (X)served and by still serving the [k]saints. 11 And we desire that each one of you demonstrate the same diligence [l]so as to realize the (Y)full assurance of (Z)hope until the end, 12 so that you will not be sluggish, but (AA)imitators of those who through (AB)faith and endurance (AC)inherit the promises.

13 For (AD)when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear an oath by no one greater, He (AE)swore by Himself, 14 saying, “(AF)indeed I will greatly bless you and I will greatly multiply you.” 15 And so, (AG)having patiently waited, he obtained the promise. 16 (AH)For people swear an oath by [m]one greater than themselves, and with them (AI)an oath serving as confirmation is an end of every dispute. 17 [n]In the same way God, desiring even more to demonstrate to (AJ)the heirs of the promise [o](AK)the fact that His purpose is unchangeable, [p]confirmed it with an oath, 18 so that by two unchangeable things in which (AL)it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to hold firmly to (AM)the hope set before us. 19 [q]This (AN)hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and reliable and one which (AO)enters [r]within the veil, 20 (AP)where Jesus has entered as a forerunner for us, having become a (AQ)high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.

Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 6:1 Lit word of the beginning
  2. Hebrews 6:1 I.e., Messiah
  3. Hebrews 6:1 Or perfection
  4. Hebrews 6:2 Or baptisms
  5. Hebrews 6:6 Or committed apostasy; i.e., renounced the faith
  6. Hebrews 6:6 Or while
  7. Hebrews 6:7 Lit comes
  8. Hebrews 6:8 Lit near to a curse
  9. Hebrews 6:8 Lit whose end is for burning
  10. Hebrews 6:9 Or belong to
  11. Hebrews 6:10 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
  12. Hebrews 6:11 Lit to the full
  13. Hebrews 6:16 Or Him who is greater
  14. Hebrews 6:17 Lit In which
  15. Hebrews 6:17 Lit the unchangeableness of His
  16. Hebrews 6:17 Or mediated
  17. Hebrews 6:19 Lit Which hope we have
  18. Hebrews 6:19 Or inside

Cross references

  1. Hebrews 6:1 : Phil 3:13f
  2. Hebrews 6:1 : Heb 5:12
  3. Hebrews 6:1 : Heb 5:14
  4. Hebrews 6:1 : Heb 9:14
  5. Hebrews 6:2 : John 3:25; Acts 19:3f
  6. Hebrews 6:2 : Acts 6:6
  7. Hebrews 6:2 : Acts 17:31f
  8. Hebrews 6:2 : Acts 17:31f
  9. Hebrews 6:3 : Acts 18:21
  10. Hebrews 6:4 : 2 Cor 4:4, 6; Heb 10:32
  11. Hebrews 6:4 : 2 Cor 4:4, 6; Heb 10:32
  12. Hebrews 6:4 : John 4:10; Eph 2:8
  13. Hebrews 6:4 : Gal 3:2; Heb 2:4
  14. Hebrews 6:5 : 1 Pet 2:3
  15. Hebrews 6:5 : Eph 6:17
  16. Hebrews 6:5 : Heb 2:5
  17. Hebrews 6:6 : Matt 19:26; Heb 10:26f; 2 Pet 2:21; 1 John 5:16
  18. Hebrews 6:6 : Heb 10:29
  19. Hebrews 6:7 : 2 Tim 2:6
  20. Hebrews 6:8 : Gen 3:17f; Deut 29:22ff
  21. Hebrews 6:9 : 1 Cor 10:14; 2 Cor 7:1; 12:19; 1 Pet 2:11; 2 Pet 3:1; 1 John 2:7; Jude 3
  22. Hebrews 6:10 : Prov 19:17; Matt 10:42; 25:40; Acts 10:4
  23. Hebrews 6:10 : 1 Thess 1:3
  24. Hebrews 6:10 : Rom 15:25; Heb 10:32-34
  25. Hebrews 6:11 : Heb 10:22
  26. Hebrews 6:11 : Heb 3:6
  27. Hebrews 6:12 : Heb 13:7
  28. Hebrews 6:12 : 2 Thess 1:4; James 1:3; Rev 13:10
  29. Hebrews 6:12 : Heb 1:14
  30. Hebrews 6:13 : Gal 3:15, 18
  31. Hebrews 6:13 : Gen 22:16; Luke 1:73
  32. Hebrews 6:14 : Gen 22:17
  33. Hebrews 6:15 : Gen 12:4; 21:5
  34. Hebrews 6:16 : Gal 3:15
  35. Hebrews 6:16 : Ex 22:11
  36. Hebrews 6:17 : Heb 11:9
  37. Hebrews 6:17 : Ps 110:4; Prov 19:21; Heb 6:18
  38. Hebrews 6:18 : Num 23:19; Titus 1:2
  39. Hebrews 6:18 : Heb 3:6; 7:19
  40. Hebrews 6:19 : Ps 39:7; 62:5; Acts 23:6; Rom 4:18; 5:4, 5; 1 Cor 13:13; Col 1:27; 1 Pet 1:3
  41. Hebrews 6:19 : Lev 16:2, 15; Heb 9:3, 7
  42. Hebrews 6:20 : John 14:2; Heb 4:14
  43. Hebrews 6:20 : Ps 110:4; Heb 2:17; 5:6

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