Hebrews 6:1–4

6:1 Therefore we must progress beyond1 the elementary2 instructions about Christ3 and move on4 to maturity, not laying this foundation again: repentance from dead works and faith in God, 6:2 teaching about baptisms, laying on of hands, resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. 6:3 And this is what we intend to do,5 if God permits. 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,

1	tn Grk “Therefore leaving behind.” The implication is not of abandoning this elementary information, but of building on it.
2	tn Or “basic.”
3	tn Grk “the message of the beginning of Christ.”
4	tn Grk “leaving behind … let us move on.”
5	tn Grk “and we will do this.”