Hebrews 6
1 Therefore, leaving behind the initial message about Christ, let us press on to maturity, without laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and faith in God,
2 instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
3 And we will do this, if God permits.
4 For it is impossible, in the case of those who were once enlightened, tasted the heavenly gift, and became partakers of the Holy Spirit,
5 and tasted the good word of God and the powers of the coming age,
6 and then fell away, to renew them again to repentance, since they are crucifying the Son of God again for themselves and holding him up to public disgrace.
7 For land that drinks the rain that often falls on it and produces useful plants for those who cultivate it receives a blessing from God.
8 But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is rejected and near to being cursed; its end is to be burned.
9 But concerning you, beloved, we are convinced of better things, things that accompany salvation, even though we speak this way.
10 For God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown for his name by serving the saints, as you still do.
11 And we desire each of you to show the same diligence to the end, so that your hope may be fully assured.
12 Then you will not become sluggish, but imitators of those who, through faith and patience, inherit the promises.
13 For when God made his promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself.
14 He said, “I will surely bless you and multiply you.”
15 And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise.
16 For people swear by someone greater, and the oath confirms what they say, putting an end to every dispute.
17 So God, wanting to show the heirs of the promise more clearly that his purpose cannot change, guaranteed it with an oath.
18 Thus, by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.
19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, secure and firm, reaching into the inner place behind the curtain,
20 where Jesus has entered on our behalf as a forerunner, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
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