Hebrews 6:1-8

Expanded Bible

6 ·So [Therefore] let us ·go on to grown-up teaching [^Lmove forward to maturity/completeness]. Let us ·not go back over [^Lleave behind] the ·beginning [rudimentary; elementary] ·lessons [teaching; ^Lword] we learned about ·Christ [or the Messiah; 5:5]. We should not again ·start teaching [^Llay a foundation] about ·turning away [repentance] from ·those acts that lead to death [or useless works; ^Ldead works] and about faith in God. ² We should not return to the teaching about baptisms [^Ceither Christian baptism or Jewish ceremonial washings], about laying on of hands [^Ca ritual of blessing and/or conferring of authority], about the raising of the dead and eternal judgment [^Cthese may be Jewish practices or foundational Christian teaching]. ³ And we will ·go on to grown-up teaching [^Ldo this] if God allows.

⁴ For it is impossible to ·bring back again to a changed life [^Lrenew again to repentance] those who were once ·in God’s light [enlightened], and ·enjoyed [experienced; ^Ltasted] ·heaven’s gift [or the heavenly gift; ^Cperhaps the gift of salvation], and ·shared in [partook of] the Holy Spirit. ⁵ They ·found out [^Ltasted] how good God’s word is, and ·they received [^Ltasted] the ·powers [miracles] of ·his new world [the coming age/world]. ⁶ If they have ·fallen away [committed apostasy], it is impossible to ·bring them back to a changed life again [^Lrenew them again to repentance], because they are nailing the Son of God to a cross again and are ·shaming him in front of others [making a public disgrace/exhibition of him].

⁷ ·Some people are like land that gets plenty of rain and [^LLand that drinks in the abundance of rain] produces a ·good [useful] crop for those who ·work [farm] it. That land receives God’s blessings. ⁸ ·Other people are like land that [^LBut if it…] grows thorns and ·weeds [thistles] and is worthless. It is about to be cursed by God and ·will be destroyed by fire [^Lits end/fate is burning].