A Call to Maturity 1 WBS 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, 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 WBS Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. BSB BSB: instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
3 WBS And this will we do, if God permit. BSB BSB: And this we will do, if God permits.
5 WBS And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, BSB BSB: who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age—
6 WBS 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. 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 WBS 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: 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 WBS But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh to cursing; whose end 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 WBS But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. BSB BSB: Even though we speak like this, beloved, we are convinced of better things in your case—things that accompany salvation.
10 WBS 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. 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 WBS And we desire every one of you to show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope to the end: BSB BSB: We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.
12 WBS That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. 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 WBS For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself, BSB BSB: When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
14 WBS Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. BSB BSB: saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply your descendants.”
15 WBS And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. BSB BSB: And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.
16 WBS For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all contradiction. BSB BSB: Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.
17 WBS Wherein God, willing more abundantly to show to the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: 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 WBS 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: 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 WBS Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which entereth into that within the vail; BSB BSB: We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
20 WBS Whither the forerunner hath for us entered, even Jesus, made a high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. BSB BSB: where Jesus our forerunner has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
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