Hebrews 6:4–8

6:4 For it is impossible in the case of those who have once been enlightened, tasted the heavenly gift, become partakers of the Holy Spirit, 6:5 tasted the good word of God and the miracles of the coming age, 6:6 and then have committed apostasy,6 to renew them again to repentance, since7 they are crucifying the Son of God for themselves all over again8 and holding him up to contempt. 6:7 For the ground that has soaked up the rain that frequently falls on9 it and yields useful vegetation for those who tend it receives a blessing from God. 6:8 But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is useless and about to be cursed;10 its fate is to be burned.

6	tn Or “have fallen away.”
7	tn Or “while”; Grk “crucifying … and holding.” The Greek participles here (“crucifying … and holding”) can be understood as either causal (“since”) or temporal (“while”).
8	tn Grk “recrucifying the son of God for themselves.”
9	tn Grk “comes upon.”
10	tn Grk “near to a curse.”