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Hebrews 6
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The Peril of Not Progressing

6 Therefore, (A)leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to [a]perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from (B)dead works and of faith toward God, 2 (C)of the doctrine of baptisms, (D)of laying on of hands, (E)of resurrection of the dead, (F)and of eternal judgment. 3 And this [b]we will do if God permits.

4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted (G)the heavenly gift, and (H)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 [c]if they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, (I)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, (J)receives blessing from God; 8 (K)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 (L)God is not unjust to forget (M)your work and [d]labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have (N)ministered to the saints, and do minister. 11 And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence (O)to the full assurance of hope until the end, 12 that you do not become [e]sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience (P)inherit the promises.

God’s Infallible Purpose in Christ

13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, (Q)He swore by Himself, 14 saying, (R)“Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.” 15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the (S)promise. 16 For men indeed swear by the greater, and (T)an oath for confirmation is for them an end of all dispute. 17 Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to (U)the heirs of promise (V)the [f]immutability of His counsel, [g]confirmed it by an oath, 18 that by two [h]immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to (W)lie, we [i]might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope (X)set before us.

19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, (Y)and which enters the Presence behind the veil, 20 (Z)where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, (AA)having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.

Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 6:1 maturity
  2. Hebrews 6:3 M let us do
  3. Hebrews 6:6 Or and have fallen away
  4. Hebrews 6:10 NU omits labor of
  5. Hebrews 6:12 lazy
  6. Hebrews 6:17 unchangeableness of His purpose
  7. Hebrews 6:17 guaranteed
  8. Hebrews 6:18 unchangeable
  9. Hebrews 6:18 M omits might
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Hebrews 6
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6 Therefore let us move beyond(A) the elementary teachings(B) about Christ and be taken forward to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death,[a](C) and of faith in God, 2 instruction about cleansing rites,[b](D) the laying on of hands,(E) the resurrection of the dead,(F) and eternal judgment. 3 And God permitting,(G) we will do so.

4 It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened,(H) who have tasted the heavenly gift,(I) who have shared in the Holy Spirit,(J) 5 who have tasted the goodness(K) of the word of God(L) and the powers of the coming age 6 and who have fallen[c] away, to be brought back to repentance.(M) To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God(N) 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.(O) In the end it will be burned.

9 Even though we speak like this, dear friends,(P) 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.(Q) 11 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope(R) for may be fully realized. 12 We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate(S) those who through faith and patience(T) inherit what has been promised.(U)

The Certainty of God’s Promise

13 When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself,(V) 14 saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.”[d](W) 15 And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.(X)

16 People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument.(Y) 17 Because God wanted to make the unchanging(Z) nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised,(AA) he confirmed it with an oath. 18 God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie,(AB) we who have fled to take hold of the hope(AC) set before us may be greatly encouraged. 19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,(AD) 20 where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf.(AE) He has become a high priest(AF) forever, in the order of Melchizedek.(AG)

Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 6:1 Or from useless rituals
  2. Hebrews 6:2 Or about baptisms
  3. Hebrews 6:6 Or age, 6 if they fall
  4. Hebrews 6:14 Gen. 22:17
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Hebrews 6
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A Serious Warning Against Falling Away

6 Therefore, leaving behind the elementary message about Christ, let us move on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and faith in God, 2 teaching about baptisms and laying on of hands, and resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment. 3 And this we will do, if God permits. 4 For it is impossible concerning those who have once been enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and become sharers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the coming age, 6 and having fallen away, to renew them again to repentance, because they[a] have crucified again for themselves the Son of God and held him up to contempt. 7 For ground that drinks the rain that comes often upon it, and brings forth vegetation usable to those people for whose sake[b] it is also cultivated, shares a blessing from God. 8 But if it[c] produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to a curse, whose end is for burning.

9 But even if we are speaking in this way, dear friends, we are convinced of better things concerning you, and belonging to salvation. 10 For God is not unjust, so as to forget your work and the love which you demonstrated for his name by[d] having served the saints, and continuing to serve them. 11 And we desire each one of you to demonstrate the same diligence for the full assurance of your hope until the end, 12 in order that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who inherit the promises through faith and patience.

The Reliability of God’s Promise

13 For when[e] God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater to swear by, he swore by himself, 14 saying,

“Surely I will greatly bless[f] you, and I will greatly multiply[g] you.”

15 And so, by[h] persevering, he obtained the promise. 16 For people swear by what is greater than themselves, and the oath for confirmation is the end of all dispute for them. 17 In the same way God, because he[i] wanted to show even more to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his resolve, guaranteed it with an oath, 18 in order that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge may have powerful encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us, 19 which we have like an anchor of the soul, both firm and steadfast, and entering into the inside of the curtain, 20 where Jesus, the forerunner for us, entered, because he[j] became a high priest forever[k] according to the order of Melchizedek.

Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 6:6 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“have crucified again”) which is understood as causal
  2. Hebrews 6:7 Literally “for the sake of whom”
  3. Hebrews 6:8 Here “if” is supplied as a component of the participle (“produces”) which is understood as conditional
  4. Hebrews 6:10 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“having served”) which is understood as means
  5. Hebrews 6:13 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal participle (“made a promise”)
  6. Hebrews 6:14 Literally “blessing I will bless”
  7. Hebrews 6:14 Literally “multiplying I will multiply”
  8. Hebrews 6:15 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“persevering”) which is understood as means
  9. Hebrews 6:17 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“wanted”) which is understood as causal
  10. Hebrews 6:20 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“became”) which is understood as causal
  11. Hebrews 6:20 Literally “to the age”
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希伯來書 6
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警告離棄正道

6 所以，讓我們從基督話語的基本原則出發[a]，被神[b]帶到那成熟的境界；而不用重新打基礎，就如悔改那些致死的行為、對神的信仰、 2 各樣的洗淨禮、按手禮、死人復活、永遠的懲罰等教導上。 3 神如果准許，我們就這麼做。

4 原來，如果有人蒙過一次光照、嘗過屬天恩賜的滋味、曾經與聖靈有份、 5 嘗過神美善的話語和將要來臨之世代的權能， 6 卻背棄了真理，就不可能再次更新以至於悔改了。因為他們親自把神的兒子再次釘上十字架，公然羞辱他。 7 要知道，當一塊田地吸收了常常降在它上面的雨水，並且為種地的人長出有用菜蔬時，它就享受從神而來的祝福； 8 但如果它長出荊棘和蒺藜，就沒有用處了，很快就要被詛咒，它的結局就是被焚燒。

9 各位蒙愛的人哪，我們即使這樣說，還是深信那關於你們的更好之事，並且是有關救恩的， 10 因為神不是不公正的，以致忘記你們的工作和你們為他的名所顯出的愛，就是你們先前和如今服事聖徒時所顯出的愛[c]。 11 我們渴望你們每個人都顯出同樣的殷勤，使你們對所盼望的有完全的確信，一直到底； 12 這樣，你們就不會變得懈怠，反而會效法那些藉著信仰和耐心去繼承各樣應許的人。

承受應許

13 神向亞伯拉罕應許的時候，因為沒有比自己[d]更大的可以指著起誓，就指著自己起誓， 14 說：

「我必定大大賜福給你，
多多地增加你的子孫[e]。」[f]

15 這樣，亞伯拉罕恆久忍耐，就獲得了神所應許的。 16 人本來指著比自己[g]更大的起誓；對他們，所起的誓就是了結一切爭執的確據； 17 為此，神想要對那些繼承應許的人格外表明他的計劃是不能更改的，就用所起的誓來保證。 18 藉著這兩件不能更改的事——在這些事上，神不可能說謊——使我們這些逃往避難所、抓住那擺在前面盼望的人，可以得到極大的鼓勵。 19 我們所擁有的這盼望，像靈魂[h]的錨，又可靠又堅固，並且進到幔子最裡層的那至聖所[i]。 20 耶穌已經為我們做先鋒進入了那裡，照著麥基洗德的等級[j]做大祭司，直到永遠。

Footnotes

  1. 希伯來書 6:1 出發——原文直譯「離開」。
  2. 希伯來書 6:1 神——輔助詞語。
  3. 希伯來書 6:10 愛——有古抄本作「愛心的勞苦」。
  4. 希伯來書 6:13 比自己——輔助詞語。
  5. 希伯來書 6:14 的子孫——輔助詞語。
  6. 希伯來書 6:14 《創世記》22:17。
  7. 希伯來書 6:16 比自己——輔助詞語。
  8. 希伯來書 6:19 靈魂——或譯作「生命」。
  9. 希伯來書 6:19 那至聖所——輔助詞語。
  10. 希伯來書 6:20 等級——或譯作「體系」。
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