Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, (6:1)

Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment (6:2)

And this will we do, if God permit (6:3)

For [it is] impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, (6:4)

And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, (6:5)

If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put [him] to an open shame (6:6)

For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: (6:7)

But that which beareth thorns and briers [is] rejected, and [is] nigh unto cursing; whose end [is] to be burned (6:8)

But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak (6:9)

For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have showed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister (6:10)

And we desire that every one of you do show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: (6:11)

That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises (6:12)

For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, (6:13)

Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee (6:14)

And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise (6:15)

For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation [is] to them an end of all strife (6:16)

Wherein God, willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed [it] by an oath: (6:17)

That by two immutable things, in which [it was] impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: (6:18)

Which [hope] we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; (6:19)

Whither the forerunner is for us entered, [even] Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec (6:20)

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