Hebrews 5:12-6
New American Standard Bible
12 For though [a]by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you (A)the [b](B)elementary principles of the (C)actual words of God, and you have come to need (D)milk and not solid food. 13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is unacquainted with the word of righteousness, for he is an (E)infant. 14 But solid food is for (F)the mature, who because of practice have their senses (G)trained to (H)distinguish between good and evil.
The Danger of Falling Away
6 Therefore (I)leaving (J)the [c]elementary teaching about the [d]Christ, let us press on to [e](K)maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from (L)dead works and of faith toward God, 2 of (M)instruction about [f]washings and (N)laying on of hands, and about the (O)resurrection of the dead and (P)eternal judgment. 3 And this we will do, (Q)if God permits. 4 For it is (R)impossible, in the case of those who have once been (S)enlightened and have tasted of (T)the heavenly gift and have been made (U)partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and (V)have tasted the good (W)word of God and the powers of (X)the age to come, 6 and then have [g]fallen away, to (Y)restore them again to repentance, [h](Z)since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame. 7 For ground that drinks the rain which often [i]falls on it and produces vegetation useful to those (AA)for whose sake it is also tilled, receives a blessing from God; 8 but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and [j](AB)close to being cursed, and [k]it ends up being burned.
Better Things for You
9 But, (AC)beloved, we are convinced of better things regarding you, and things that [l]accompany salvation, even though we are speaking in this way. 10 For (AD)God is not unjust so as to forget (AE)your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, by having (AF)served and by still serving the [m]saints. 11 And we desire that each one of you demonstrate the same diligence [n]so as to realize the (AG)full assurance of (AH)hope until the end, 12 so that you will not be sluggish, but (AI)imitators of those who through (AJ)faith and endurance (AK)inherit the promises.
Footnotes
- Hebrews 5:12 Lit because of the time
- Hebrews 5:12 Lit elements of the beginning
- Hebrews 6:1 Lit word of the beginning
- Hebrews 6:1 I.e., Messiah
- Hebrews 6:1 Or perfection
- Hebrews 6:2 Or baptisms
- Hebrews 6:6 Or committed apostasy; i.e., renounced the faith
- Hebrews 6:6 Or while
- Hebrews 6:7 Lit comes
- Hebrews 6:8 Lit near to a curse
- Hebrews 6:8 Lit whose end is for burning
- Hebrews 6:9 Or belong to
- Hebrews 6:10 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
- Hebrews 6:11 Lit to the full
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