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, having left the word of the beginning of the Christ, unto the perfection we may advance, not again a foundation laying of reformation from dead works, and of faith on 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 the teaching of baptisms, of laying on also of hands, of rising again also of the dead, and of judgment age-during,

3 A nd this we will indeed do, if God permits.

and this we will do, if God may 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 impossible for those once enlightened, having tasted also of the heavenly gift, and partakers having became of the Holy Spirit,

5 a nd likewise have tasted the good word of God and the virtue of the age to come,

and did taste the good saying of God, the powers also of the coming age,

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 having fallen away, again to renew to reformation, having crucified again to themselves the Son of God, and exposed to public shame.

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 earth, that is drinking in the rain many times coming upon it, and is bringing forth herbs fit for those because of whom also it is dressed, doth partake 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.

and that which is bearing thorns and briers disapproved of, and nigh to cursing, whose end for burning;

9 ¶ But, beloved, we expect better things than these of you, things near unto saving health, though we thus speak.

and we are persuaded, concerning you, beloved, the things that are better, and accompanying salvation, though even thus we speak,

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 is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the labour of the love, that ye shewed 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,

and we desire each one of you the same diligence to shew, unto the full assurance of the 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 may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.

13 F or when God promised unto Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself,

For to Abraham God, having made promise, seeing He was able to swear by no greater, did swear by Himself,

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

saying, `Blessing indeed I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;'

15 A nd so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

and so, having patiently endured, he did obtain 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 do swear by the greater, and an end of all controversy to them for confirmation the oath,

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,

in which God, more abundantly willing to shew to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, did interpose 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 through two immutable things, in which impossible for God to lie, a strong comfort we may have who did flee for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before,

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 an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and entering into that within the vail,

20 w here our precursor, Jesus, has entered for us and is made high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

whither a forerunner for us did enter -- Jesus, after the order of Melchisedek chief priest having become -- to the age.