1 ¶ Therefore, leaving now the word of the beginning of the establishment of the Christ, let us go on unto perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from works of death, and of faith in 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 doctrine of the baptisms, and of the laying on of hands, and of the 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 we will indeed do, if God permits.

and this will we do if God permit.

4 F or it is impossible that those who once received the light and tasted of that 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 likewise have tasted the good word of God and the virtue of the age to come,

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

6 a nd have backslidden, be renewed again by repentance, crucifying again for themselves the Son of God and putting 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 earth which drinks in the rain that comes often upon it and brings forth herbs in season for those by whom it is dressed receives 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 that which bears thorns and briers is rejected and is near unto cursing, whose end shall be by fire.

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

9 ¶ But, beloved, we expect better things than these of you, things near unto saving health, 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 unjust to forget your work and labour of charity which ye have showed in his name, having helped the saints and helping them.

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 B ut we desire that each one of you show the same diligence until the end for the fulfillment of your hope,

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 not become slothful, but imitators of those who by 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 promised unto Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore 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 so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

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

16 F or men verily swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all controversy.

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

17 I n which God, desiring to show more abundantly unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by 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 might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon 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, both sure and steadfast, and which enters even 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 here our precursor, Jesus, has entered for us and is made high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

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