Hebrews 6
Complete Jewish Bible
6 Therefore, leaving behind the initial lessons about the Messiah, let us go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of turning from works that lead to death, trusting God, 2 and instruction about washings, s’mikhah, the resurrection of the dead and eternal punishment. 3 And, God willing, this is what we will do.
4 For when people have once been enlightened, tasted the heavenly gift, become sharers in the Ruach HaKodesh, 5 and tasted the goodness of God’s Word and the powers of the ‘olam haba — 6 and then have fallen away — it is impossible to renew them so that they turn from their sin, as long as for themselves they keep executing the Son of God on the stake all over again and keep holding him up to public contempt. 7 For the land that soaks up frequent rains and then brings forth a crop useful to its owners receives a blessing from God; 8 but if it keeps producing thorns and thistles, it fails the test and is close to being cursed;[a] in the end, it will be burned.
9 Now even though we speak this way, dear friends, we are confident that you have the better things that come with being delivered. 10 For God is not so unfair as to forget your work and the love you showed for him in your past service to his people — and in your present service too. 11 However, we want each one of you to keep showing the same diligence right up to the end, when your hope will be realized; 12 so that you will not become sluggish, but will be imitators of those who by their trust and patience are receiving what has been promised.
13 For when God made his promise to Avraham, he swore an oath to do what he had promised; and since there was no one greater than himself for him to swear by, he swore by himself[b] 14 and said,
“I will certainly bless you,
and I will certainly give you many descendants”;[c]
15 and so, after waiting patiently, Avraham saw the promise fulfilled. 16 Now people swear oaths by someone greater than themselves, and confirmation by an oath puts an end to all dispute. 17 Therefore, when God wanted to demonstrate still more convincingly the unchangeable character of his intentions to those who were to receive what he had promised, he added an oath to the promise; 18 so that through two unchangeable things, in neither of which God could lie, we, who have fled to take a firm hold on the hope set before us, would be strongly encouraged. 19 We have this hope as a sure and safe anchor for ourselves, a hope that goes right on through to what is inside the parokhet, 20 where a forerunner has entered on our behalf, namely, Yeshua, who has become a cohen gadol forever, to be compared with Malki-Tzedek.[d]
Footnotes
- Hebrews 6:8 Genesis 3:17–18
- Hebrews 6:13 Genesis 22:16
- Hebrews 6:14 Genesis 22:17
- Hebrews 6:20 Psalm 110:4
Hebrews 6
King James Version
6 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,
2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
3 And this will we do, if God permit.
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.
13 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
14 Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
16 For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
17 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
18 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:
19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
20 Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
Hébreux 6
La Bible du Semeur
6 C’est pourquoi ne nous attardons pas aux notions élémentaires de l’enseignement relatif à Christ. Tournons-nous plutôt vers ce qui correspond au stade adulte, sans nous remettre à poser les fondements, c’est-à-dire : l’abandon des actes qui mènent à la mort et la foi en Dieu, 2 l’enseignement sur les différents baptêmes[a], l’imposition des mains, la résurrection et le jugement éternel. 3 Nous allons donc nous occuper de ce qui correspond au stade adulte, si Dieu le permet.
4 En effet, ceux qui ont été une fois éclairés, qui ont goûté au don du ciel, qui ont eu part au Saint-Esprit, 5 qui ont expérimenté combien la Parole de Dieu est bienfaisante et fait l’expérience des forces du monde à venir 6 et qui, pourtant, se sont détournés de la foi, ne peuvent être amenés de nouveau à changer d’attitude, car ils crucifient le Fils de Dieu, pour leur propre compte, et le déshonorent publiquement.
7 En effet, lorsqu’une terre arrosée par des pluies fréquentes produit des plantes utiles à ceux pour qui on la cultive, Dieu la bénit. 8 Mais si elle ne produit que des buissons d’épines et des chardons, elle ne vaut rien, elle ne tardera pas à être maudite et on finira par y mettre le feu.
9 Mes chers amis, même si nous tenons ici un tel langage, nous sommes convaincus qu’une meilleure part vous attend, celle du salut. 10 Car Dieu n’est pas injuste au point d’oublier l’activité que vous avez déployée, par amour pour lui, dans les services que vous avez rendus – et que vous rendez encore – à ceux qui font partie du peuple saint. 11 Mais nous désirons que chacun de vous fasse preuve du même zèle pour amener votre espérance à son plein épanouissement jusqu’à la fin. 12 Ainsi vous ne vous relâcherez pas, mais vous imiterez ceux qui, par leur foi et leur attente patiente, reçoivent l’héritage promis.
Une espérance certaine
13 Lorsque Dieu fit sa promesse à Abraham, il prêta serment par lui-même[b], car il ne pouvait pas jurer par un plus grand que lui. 14 Il déclara : Assurément, je te comblerai de bénédictions et je multiplierai ta descendance[c]. 15 Abraham attendit patiemment et c’est ainsi qu’il vit se réaliser ce que Dieu lui avait promis[d].
16 En effet, les hommes prêtent serment par un plus grand qu’eux. Le serment leur sert de garantie pour mettre fin à toute contestation. 17 De même, voulant donner aux héritiers de ce qu’il avait promis une preuve plus forte encore du caractère irrévocable de sa décision, Dieu a garanti sa promesse par un serment. 18 Ainsi, il nous a mis en présence de deux actes irrévocables, dans lesquels il est impossible que Dieu mente. Ces actes constituent un puissant encouragement pour nous qui avons cherché refuge en saisissant fermement l’espérance qui nous est proposée.
19 Cette espérance est pour nous comme l’ancre de notre vie, sûre et solide. Elle pénètre, par-delà le voile, dans le lieu très saint 20 où Jésus est entré pour nous en précurseur. Car il est devenu grand-prêtre pour l’éternité selon la ligne de Melchisédek.
Hebrews 6
Revised Standard Version
The Peril of Falling Away
6 Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, 2 with instruction[a] about ablutions, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. 3 And this we will do if God permits.[b] 4 For it is impossible to restore again to repentance those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 if they then commit apostasy, since they crucify the Son of God on their own account and hold him up to contempt. 7 For land which has drunk the rain that often falls upon it, and brings forth vegetation useful to those for whose sake it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God. 8 But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed; its end is to be burned.
9 Though we speak thus, yet in your case, beloved, we feel sure of better things that belong to salvation. 10 For God is not so unjust as to overlook your work and the love which you showed for his sake in serving the saints, as you still do. 11 And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness in realizing the full assurance of hope until the end, 12 so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
The Certainty of God’s Promise
13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, 14 saying, “Surely I will bless you and multiply you.” 15 And thus Abraham,[c] having patiently endured, obtained the promise. 16 Men indeed swear by a greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation. 17 So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he interposed with an oath, 18 so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible that God should prove false, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us. 19 We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner shrine behind the curtain, 20 where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest for ever after the order of Melchiz′edek.
Footnotes
- Hebrews 6:2 Other ancient manuscripts read of instruction
- Hebrews 6:3 Other ancient manuscripts read let us do this if God permits
- Hebrews 6:15 Greek he
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