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Hebrews 6:4-12
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Hebrews 6:4-12
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4 For it is impossible, in the case of those (A)who have once been enlightened, who have tasted (B)the heavenly gift, and (C)have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 and (D)have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 and (E)then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since (F)they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt. 7 For (G)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. 8 But (H)if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, (I)and its end is to be burned.
9 Though we speak in this way, yet in your case, beloved, we feel sure of better things—things that belong to salvation. 10 For (J)God is not unjust so as to overlook (K)your work and the love that you have shown for his name in (L)serving the saints, as you still do. 11 And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance (M)of hope until the end, 12 so that you may not be sluggish, but (N)imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
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Hebrews 6:4-12
King James Version
Hebrews 6:4-12
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4 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,
5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
6 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.
7 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:
8 But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
9 But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.
10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
11 And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
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Hebrews 6:4-12
New King James Version
Hebrews 6:4-12
New King James Version
4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted (A)the heavenly gift, and (B)have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 [a]if they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, (C)since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame.
7 For the earth which drinks in the rain that often comes upon it, and bears herbs useful for those by whom it is cultivated, (D)receives blessing from God; 8 (E)but if it bears thorns and briers, it is rejected and near to being cursed, whose end is to be burned.
A Better Estimate
9 But, beloved, we are confident of better things concerning you, yes, things that accompany salvation, though we speak in this manner. 10 For (F)God is not unjust to forget (G)your work and [b]labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have (H)ministered to the saints, and do minister. 11 And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence (I)to the full assurance of hope until the end, 12 that you do not become [c]sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience (J)inherit the promises.
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- Hebrews 6:6 Or and have fallen away
- Hebrews 6:10 NU omits labor of
- Hebrews 6:12 lazy
Hebrews 6:4-12
New International Version
Hebrews 6:4-12
New International Version
4 It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened,(A) who have tasted the heavenly gift,(B) who have shared in the Holy Spirit,(C) 5 who have tasted the goodness(D) of the word of God(E) and the powers of the coming age 6 and who have fallen[a] away, to be brought back to repentance.(F) To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God(G) all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace. 7 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. 8 But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed.(H) In the end it will be burned.
9 Even though we speak like this, dear friends,(I) we are convinced of better things in your case—the things that have to do with salvation. 10 God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.(J) 11 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope(K) for may be fully realized. 12 We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate(L) those who through faith and patience(M) inherit what has been promised.(N)
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- Hebrews 6:6 Or age, 6 if they fall
Hebrews 6:4-12
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Hebrews 6:4-12
New American Standard Bible
4 For it is (A)impossible, in the case of those who have once been (B)enlightened and have tasted of (C)the heavenly gift and have been made (D)partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and (E)have tasted the good (F)word of God and the powers of (G)the age to come, 6 and then have [a]fallen away, to (H)restore them again to repentance, [b](I)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 [c]falls on it and produces vegetation useful to those (J)for whose sake it is also tilled, receives a blessing from God; 8 but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and [d](K)close to being cursed, and [e]it ends up being burned.
Better Things for You
9 But, (L)beloved, we are convinced of better things regarding you, and things that [f]accompany salvation, even though we are speaking in this way. 10 For (M)God is not unjust so as to forget (N)your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, by having (O)served and by still serving the [g]saints. 11 And we desire that each one of you demonstrate the same diligence [h]so as to realize the (P)full assurance of (Q)hope until the end, 12 so that you will not be sluggish, but (R)imitators of those who through (S)faith and endurance (T)inherit the promises.
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- 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
Hebrews 6:4-12
English Standard Version
Hebrews 6:4-12
English Standard Version
4 For it is impossible, in the case of those (A)who have once been enlightened, who have tasted (B)the heavenly gift, and (C)have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 and (D)have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 and (E)then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since (F)they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt. 7 For (G)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. 8 But (H)if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, (I)and its end is to be burned.
9 Though we speak in this way, yet in your case, beloved, we feel sure of better things—things that belong to salvation. 10 For (J)God is not unjust so as to overlook (K)your work and the love that you have shown for his name in (L)serving the saints, as you still do. 11 And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance (M)of hope until the end, 12 so that you may not be sluggish, but (N)imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
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Hebrews 6:4-12
King James Version
Hebrews 6:4-12
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4 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,
5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
6 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.
7 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:
8 But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
9 But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.
10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
11 And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
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Hebrews 6:4-12
New King James Version
Hebrews 6:4-12
New King James Version
4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted (A)the heavenly gift, and (B)have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 [a]if they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, (C)since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame.
7 For the earth which drinks in the rain that often comes upon it, and bears herbs useful for those by whom it is cultivated, (D)receives blessing from God; 8 (E)but if it bears thorns and briers, it is rejected and near to being cursed, whose end is to be burned.
A Better Estimate
9 But, beloved, we are confident of better things concerning you, yes, things that accompany salvation, though we speak in this manner. 10 For (F)God is not unjust to forget (G)your work and [b]labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have (H)ministered to the saints, and do minister. 11 And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence (I)to the full assurance of hope until the end, 12 that you do not become [c]sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience (J)inherit the promises.
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- Hebrews 6:6 Or and have fallen away
- Hebrews 6:10 NU omits labor of
- Hebrews 6:12 lazy
Hebrews 6:4-12
New International Version
Hebrews 6:4-12
New International Version
4 It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened,(A) who have tasted the heavenly gift,(B) who have shared in the Holy Spirit,(C) 5 who have tasted the goodness(D) of the word of God(E) and the powers of the coming age 6 and who have fallen[a] away, to be brought back to repentance.(F) To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God(G) all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace. 7 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. 8 But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed.(H) In the end it will be burned.
9 Even though we speak like this, dear friends,(I) we are convinced of better things in your case—the things that have to do with salvation. 10 God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.(J) 11 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope(K) for may be fully realized. 12 We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate(L) those who through faith and patience(M) inherit what has been promised.(N)
Footnotes
- Hebrews 6:6 Or age, 6 if they fall
Hebrews 6:4-12
New American Standard Bible
Hebrews 6:4-12
New American Standard Bible
4 For it is (A)impossible, in the case of those who have once been (B)enlightened and have tasted of (C)the heavenly gift and have been made (D)partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and (E)have tasted the good (F)word of God and the powers of (G)the age to come, 6 and then have [a]fallen away, to (H)restore them again to repentance, [b](I)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 [c]falls on it and produces vegetation useful to those (J)for whose sake it is also tilled, receives a blessing from God; 8 but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and [d](K)close to being cursed, and [e]it ends up being burned.
Better Things for You
9 But, (L)beloved, we are convinced of better things regarding you, and things that [f]accompany salvation, even though we are speaking in this way. 10 For (M)God is not unjust so as to forget (N)your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, by having (O)served and by still serving the [g]saints. 11 And we desire that each one of you demonstrate the same diligence [h]so as to realize the (P)full assurance of (Q)hope until the end, 12 so that you will not be sluggish, but (R)imitators of those who through (S)faith and endurance (T)inherit the promises.
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- 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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