1 W herefore leavingG863 the doctrineG3056 ofG746 the first principlesG746 of Christ,G5547 let us press onG5342 untoG1909 perfection;G5047 notG3361 layingG2598 againG3825 a foundationG2310 of repentanceG3341 fromG575 deadG3498 works,G2041 andG2532 of faithG4102 towardG1909 God,G2316
2 of the teachingG1322 of baptisms,G909 andG5037 of laying onG1936 of hands,G5495 andG5037 of resurrectionG386 of the dead,G3498 andG2532 ofG2917 eternalG166 judgment.G2917
3 AndG2532 thisG5124 will we do,G4160 ifG1437 GodG2316 permit.G2010
4 ForG1063 as touching those who wereG5461 onceG530 enlightenedG5461 andG5037 tastedG1089 of theG1431 heavenlyG2032 gift,G1431 andG2532 were madeG1096 partakersG3353 of theG4151 HolyG40 Spirit,G4151
5 andG2532 tastedG1089 theG4487 goodG2570 wordG4487 of God,G2316 andG5037 the powersG1411 of the ageG165 to come,G3195
6 andG2532 [then] fell away,G3895 it is impossibleG102 to renew themG340 againG3825 untoG1519 repentance;G3341 seeing they crucifyG388 to themselvesG1438 the SonG5207 of GodG2316 afresh,G388 andG2532 put him to an open shame.G3856
7 ForG1063 the landG1093 whichG3588 hath drunkG4095 the rainG5205 that comethG2064 oftG4178 uponG1909 it,G846 andG2532 bringeth forthG5088 herbsG1008 meetG2111 for themG1565 G2532 forG1223 whoseG3739 sake it is also tilled,G1090 receivethG3335 blessingG2129 fromG575 God:G2316
8 butG1161 if it bearethG1627 thornsG173 andG2532 thistles,G5146 it is rejectedG96 andG2532 nigh untoG1451 a curse;G2671 whoseG3739 endG5056 is toG1519 be burned.G2740
9 But,G1161 beloved,G27 we are persuadedG3982 better thingsG2909 ofG4012 you,G5216 andG2532 things that accompanyG2192 salvation,G1487 thoughG2532 weG2980 thusG3779 speak:G2980
10 forG1063 GodG2316 is notG3756 unrighteousG94 to forgetG1950 yourG5216 workG2041 andG2532 the G2873 loveG26 whichG3739 ye showedG1731 towardG1519 hisG846 name,G3686 in that ye ministeredG1247 unto the saints,G40 andG2532 still do minister.G1247
11 AndG1161 we desire thatG1937 each oneG1538 of youG5216 may showG1731 theG4710 sameG846 diligenceG4710 untoG891 the fulnessG4136 of hopeG1680 even toG4314 the end:G5056
12 thatG2443 ye beG1096 notG3361 sluggish,G3576 butG1161 imitatorsG3402 of them whoG2816 throughG1223 faithG4102 andG2532 patienceG3115 inheritG2816 the promises.G1860
13 ForG1063 whenG1861 GodG2316 made promiseG1861 to Abraham,G11 sinceG1893 he couldG2192 swearG3660 byG2596 noneG3762 greater,G3173 he swareG3660 byG2596 himself,G1438
14 saying,G2229 SurelyG3375 blessingG2127 I will blessG2127 thee,G4571 andG2532 multiplyingG4129 I will multiplyG4129 thee.G4571
15 AndG2532 thus,G3779 having patiently endured,G3114 he obtainedG2013 the promise.G1860
16 ForG1063 menG444 G3303 swearG3660 byG2596 the greater:G3187 andG2532 in everyG3956 disputeG485 of theirsG846 the oathG3727 is finalG4009 forG1519 confirmation.G951
17 WhereinG3739 G1722 God,G2316 being mindedG1014 to showG1925 more abundantlyG4054 unto the heirsG2818 of the promiseG1860 the immutabilityG276 ofG1012 hisG846 counsel,G1012 interposedG3315 with an oath;G3727
18 thatG2443 byG1223 twoG1417 immutableG276 things,G4229 inG1722 whichG3739 it is impossibleG102 for GodG2316 to lie,G5574 we may haveG2192 aG3874 strongG2478 encouragement,G3874 who have fled for refugeG2703 to lay holdG2902 of the hopeG1680 set before us:G4295
19 whichG3739 we haveG2192 asG5613 an anchorG45 of the soul,G5590 [a hope] bothG5037 sureG804 andG2532 stedfastG949 andG2532 enteringG1525 intoG1519 that which is withinG2082 the veil;G2665
20 whitherG3699 asG1525 a forerunnerG4274 JesusG2424 enteredG1525 forG5228 us,G2257 having becomeG1096 a high priestG749 forG1519 everG165 afterG2596 the orderG5010 of Melchizedek.G3198