A Call to Maturity 1 TNT Wherfore let vs leave the doctryne pertayninge to the beginninge of a Christen man and let vs go vnto perfeccion and now no more laye the foundacion of repentaunce from deed workes and of fayth towarde God BSB BSB: Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God,
2 TNT of baptyme of doctryne and of layinge on of hondes and of resurreccion from deeth and of eternall iudgement. BSB BSB: instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
3 TNT And so will we do yf God permitte. BSB BSB: And this we will do, if God permits.
5 TNT and have tasted of the good worde of God and of the power of the worlde to come: BSB BSB: who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age—
6 TNT yf they faule shuld be renued agayne vnto repentaunce: for as moche as they have (as concerninge them selves) crucified the sonne of God a fresshe makynge a mocke of him. BSB BSB: and then have fallen away—to be restored to repentance, because they themselves are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting Him to open shame.
7 TNT For that erth which drinketh in the rayne wich cometh ofte vpon it and bringeth forth erbes mete for them that dresse it receaveth blessynge of god. BSB BSB: For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God.
8 TNT But that grounde which beareth thornes and bryars is reproved and is nye vnto cursynge: whose ende is to be burned. BSB BSB: But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned.
9 TNT Neverthelesse deare frendes we trust to se better of you and thynges which accompany saluacion though we thus speake. BSB BSB: Even though we speak like this, beloved, we are convinced of better things in your case—things that accompany salvation.
10 TNT For god is not vnrighteous that he shuld forget youre worke and laboure that procedeth of love which love shewed in his name which have ministred vnto the saynctes and yet minister BSB BSB: For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
11 TNT Yee, and we desyre that every one of you shew the same diligence to the stablysshynge of hope even vnto the ende: BSB BSB: We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.
12 TNT that ye faynt not but folowe them which thorow fayth and pacience inheret the promyses. BSB BSB: Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
God’s Unchangeable Promise 13 TNT For when god made promes to Abraham because he had no greater thinge to sweare by he sware by him silfe BSB BSB: When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
14 TNT sayinge: Surely I will blesse the and multiply the in dede. BSB BSB: saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply your descendants.”
15 TNT And so after that he had taryed a longe tyme he enioyed the promes. BSB BSB: And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.
16 TNT Men verely sweare by him that is greater then them selves and an othe to confyrme the thynge ys amonge them an ende of all stryfe. BSB BSB: Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.
17 TNT So god willynge very aboundanly to shewe vnto the heyres of promes the stablenes of his counsayle he added an othe BSB BSB: So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.
18 TNT that by two immutable thinges (in which it was vnpossible that god shuld lye) we myght have parfect consolacion which have fled for to holde fast the hope that is set before vs BSB BSB: Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
19 TNT which hope we have as an ancre of the soule both sure and stedfast. Which hope also entreth in into tho thynges which are with in the vayle BSB BSB: We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
20 TNT whither the fore runner is for vs entred in I mean Iesus that is made an hye prest for ever after the order of Melchisedech. BSB BSB: where Jesus our forerunner has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
Select verses for actions: Enter goes to them and Escape comes back.