1 W herefore leaving the doctrine of the first principles of Christ, let us press on unto perfection; not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

Wherefore, leaving the word of the beginning of the Christ, let us go on to full growth, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and faith in God,

2 o f the teaching of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

of doctrine of washings, and of imposition of hands, and of resurrection of dead, and of eternal judgment;

3 A nd this will we do, if God permit.

and this will we do if God permit.

4 F or as touching those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,

For it is impossible to renew again to repentance those once enlightened, and who have tasted of the heavenly gift, and have been made partakers of Holy Spirit,

5 a nd tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the age to come,

and have tasted the good word of God, and works of power of age to come,

6 a nd then fell away, it is impossible to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

and have fallen away, crucifying for themselves the Son of God, and making a show of.

7 F or the land which hath drunk the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receiveth blessing from God:

For ground which drinks the rain which comes often upon it, and produces useful herbs for those for whose sakes also it is tilled, partakes of blessing from God;

8 b ut if it beareth thorns and thistles, it is rejected and nigh unto a curse; whose end is to be burned.

but bringing forth thorns and briars, it is found worthless and nigh to a curse, whose end to be burned.

9 B ut, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak:

But we are persuaded concerning you, beloved, better things, and connected with salvation, even if we speak thus.

10 f or God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.

For God not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye have shewn to his name, having ministered to the saints, and ministering.

11 A nd we desire that each one of you may show the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end:

But we desire earnestly that each one of you shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end;

12 t hat ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience have been inheritors of the promises.

13 F or when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself,

For God, having promised to Abraham, since he had no greater to swear by, swore by himself,

14 s aying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;

15 A nd thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

and thus, having had long patience, he got the promise.

16 F or men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

For men indeed swear by a greater, and with them the oath is a term to all dispute, as making matters sure.

17 W herein God, being minded to show more abundantly unto the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;

Wherein God, willing to shew more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his purpose, intervened by an oath,

18 t hat by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us:

that by two unchangeable things, in which impossible that God should lie, we might have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us,

19 w hich we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and stedfast and entering into that which is within the veil;

which we have as anchor of the soul, both secure and firm, and entering into that within the veil,

20 w hither as a forerunner Jesus entered for us, having become a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

where Jesus is entered as forerunner for us, become for ever a high priest according to the order of Melchisedec.