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A Call to Maturity
Wherefore, leaving the word of the beginning of the Christ, let us go on [to what belongs] to full growth, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and faith in God,
Wherefore, leaving the word of the beginning of the Christ, let us go on [to what belongs] to full growth, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and faith in God,
of [the] doctrine of washings, and of imposition of hands, and of resurrection of [the] dead, and of eternal judgment;
It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in 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 [the] Holy Spirit,
who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age
and have tasted the good word of God, and [the] works of power of [the] age to come,
and have fallen away, crucifying for themselves [as they do] the Son of God, and making a show of [him].
Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of 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;
But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed. In the end it will be burned.
but bringing forth thorns and briars, it is found worthless and nigh to a curse, whose end [is] to be burned.
Even though we speak like this, dear friends, we are convinced of better things in your case — the things that have to do with salvation.
But we are persuaded concerning you, beloved, better things, and connected with salvation, even if we speak thus.
God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.
For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye have shewn to his name, having ministered to the saints, and [still] ministering.
We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope for may be fully realized.
But we desire earnestly that each one of you shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end;
We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience have been inheritors of the promises.
The Certainty of God’s Promise
When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself,
When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself,
God's Promise is Certain
For God, having promised to Abraham, since he had no greater to swear by, swore by himself,
For God, having promised to Abraham, since he had no greater to swear by, swore by himself,
saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;
And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.
and thus, having had long patience, he got the promise.
People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument.
For men indeed swear by a greater, and with them the oath is a term to all dispute, as making matters sure.
Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it 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,
God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged.
that by two unchangeable things, in which [it was] 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,
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
which we have as anchor of the soul, both secure and firm, and entering into that within the veil,