Therefore ^aleaving ^||the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto ^cperfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance ^dfrom dead works, and of faith toward God, ²^eOf the doctrine of baptisms, and ^fof laying on of hands, and ^gof resurrection of the dead, and ^g^hof ⁱeternal judgment. ³And this will we do, ^kif God permit. ⁴For ^lit is ^mimpossible for those who were once ⁿenlightened, and have tasted of ^othe heavenly gift, and ^pwere made partakers of ^sthe Holy Ghost, ⁵And ^qhave tasted ^rthe good word of God, and ^sthe powers of ^tthe world to come, ⁶If they shall ^ttfall away, to renew them again ^uunto repentance; ^vseeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and ^wput him to an open shame. ⁷For the earth ^xwhich drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs ^ymeet ^zfor them ^||by whom it is dressed, ^xreceiveth blessing from God: ⁸But ^athat which beareth thorns and briers is ^brejected, and is ^bbnigh unto ^ccursing; ^ccwhose end is to be burned.

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aComp. Phil. 3:13, 14.
||Or, the word of b the beginning of Christ.
c Col. 3:14 (Gk.).
dch. 9:14.
eSee Acts 19:4, 5. Comp. ch. 9:10.
h Acts 24:25. See Rom. 2:16.
i Matt. 25:41, 46. So Mark 3:29.
k 1 Cor. 16:7. See Acts 18:21.
lSee Matt. 12:31, 45. So ch. 10:26.
mComp. Matt. 19:26. Mark 10:27. Luke 18:27.
nch. 10:32 (Gk.). So Eph. 1:18. Comp. John 1:9.
oSo John 4:10. & 6:32. Eph. 2:8.
pSee Gal. 3:2. So ch. 2:4.
s Gal. 3:5 (Gk.).
rSee Eph. 6:17.
s Gal. 3:5 (Gk.).
tSo ch. 2:5.
ttSee Wisd. 6:9.
uComp. ch. 12:17.
vSo ch. 10:29.
w Esther 14:11. Matt. 1:19 in the Gk.
yHist. of Susanna 15. Luke 9:62 in the Gk.
zSo 2 Tim. 2:6.
||Or, for. See ch. 2:9.
bSee 1 Cor. 9:27.
bbSo ch. 8:13 (Gk.).
cSo Jer. 44:22. Comp. Gen. 3:17.
ccSo Isai. 27:11. Ezek. 15:4. Mal. 4:1. John 15:6.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, and of instruction about washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. And this we will do if God permits. For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt. For land that has drunk the rain that often falls on it, and produces a crop useful to those for whose sake it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God. But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, and its end is to be burned.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Therefore let us move beyond the elementary teachings about Christ and be taken forward to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God, instruction about cleansing rites, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. And God permitting, we will do so.

It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age and who have fallen away, to be brought back to repentance. To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace. 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. But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed. In the end it will be burned.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Therefore, let us leave the elementary teaching about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, faith in God, teaching about ritual washings, laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. And we will do this if God permits.

For it is impossible to renew to repentance those who were once enlightened, who tasted the heavenly gift, who shared in the Holy Spirit, who tasted God’s good word and the powers of the coming age, and who have fallen away. This is because, to their own harm, they are recrucifying the Son of God and holding him up to contempt. For the ground that drinks the rain that often falls on it and that produces vegetation useful to those for whom it is cultivated receives a blessing from God. But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and about to be cursed, and at the end will be burned.

NLTNew Living Translation

So let us stop going over the basic teachings about Christ again and again. Let us go on instead and become mature in our understanding. Surely we don’t need to start again with the fundamental importance of repenting from evil deeds and placing our faith in God. You don’t need further instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. And so, God willing, we will move forward to further understanding.

For it is impossible to bring back to repentance those who were once enlightened—those who have experienced the good things of heaven and shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the power of the age to come—and who then turn away from God. It is impossible to bring such people back to repentance; by rejecting the Son of God, they themselves are nailing him to the cross once again and holding him up to public shame.

When the ground soaks up the falling rain and bears a good crop for the farmer, it has God’s blessing. But if a field bears thorns and thistles, it is useless. The farmer will soon condemn that field and burn it.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Therefore, leaving behind the elementary message about Christ, let us move on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and faith in God, teaching about baptisms and laying on of hands, and resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment. And this we will do, if God permits. For it is impossible concerning those who have once been enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and become sharers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the coming age, and having fallen away, to renew them again to repentance, because they have crucified again for themselves the Son of God and held him up to contempt. For ground that drinks the rain that comes often upon it, and brings forth vegetation usable to those people for whose sake it is also cultivated, shares a blessing from God. But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to a curse, whose end is for burning.