1 T herefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of Christ, let us press on to perfection—not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, 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, of laying on of hands, 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 T his will we do, if God permits.

and this will we do if God permit.

4 F or concerning 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 to repentance; seeing they crucify the Son of God for themselves again, and put him to open shame.

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

7 F or the land which has drunk the rain that comes often on it, and produces a crop suitable for them for whose sake it is also tilled, 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 if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected and near being cursed, 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 of better things for you, and things that accompany salvation, even though we speak like this.

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, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve 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 W e desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness 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 you won’t be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherited 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 a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one 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 you, and multiplying I will multiply you.”

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

15 T hus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

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

16 F or men indeed swear by a greater one, 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 I n this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to 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 take 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 T his hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast 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 here as a forerunner Jesus entered for us, having become a high priest forever 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.