Hebrews 6:1–12

The Peril of Falling Away

¹Therefore ^aleaving ^bthe ¹elementary teaching about the ²Christ, let us press on to ^3cmaturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from ^ddead works and of faith toward God,

²of ^ainstruction about washings and ^blaying on of hands, and the ^cresurrection of the dead and eternal judgment.

³And this we will do, ^aif God permits.

⁴For in the case of those who have once been ^aenlightened and have tasted of ^bthe heavenly gift and have been made ^cpartakers of the Holy Spirit,

⁵and ^ahave tasted the good ^bword of God and the powers of ^cthe age to come,

⁶and then have fallen away, it is ^aimpossible to renew them again to repentance, ^1bsince they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame.

⁷For ground that drinks the rain which often ¹falls on it and brings forth vegetation useful to those ^afor whose sake it is also tilled, receives a blessing from God;

⁸but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and ^aclose ¹to being cursed, and ²it ends up being burned.

Better Things for You

⁹But, ^abeloved, we are convinced of better things concerning you, and things that ¹accompany salvation, though we are speaking in this way.

¹⁰For ^aGod is not unjust so as to forget ^byour work and the love which you have shown toward His name, in having ^cministered and in still ministering to the ¹saints.

¹¹And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence ¹so as to realize the ^afull assurance of ^bhope until the end,

¹²so that you will not be sluggish, but ^aimitators of those who through ^bfaith and patience ^cinherit the promises.