Hebrews 6:1

AMP: Therefore let us get past the elementary stage in the teachings about the Christ, advancing on to maturity and perfection and spiritual completeness, [doing this] without laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,

ASV: Wherefore leaving the doctrine of the first principles of Christ, let us press on unto perfection; not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

BSB: Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God,

DARBY: Wherefore, leaving the word of the beginning of the Christ, let us go on [to what belongs] to full growth, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and faith in God,

DRA: Wherefore leaving the word of the beginning of Christ, let us go on to things more perfect, not laying again the foundation of penance from dead works, and of faith towards God,

KJV: 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,

Hebrews 6:2

AMP: of teaching about washings (ritual purifications), the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. [These are all important matters in which you should have been proficient long ago.]

ASV: of the teaching of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

BSB: instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.

DARBY: of [the] doctrine of washings, and of imposition of hands, and of resurrection of [the] dead, and of eternal judgment;

DRA: Of the doctrine of baptisms, and imposition of hands, and of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

KJV: Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

Hebrews 6:3

AMP: And we will do this [that is, proceed to maturity], if God permits.

ASV: And this will we do, if God permit.

BSB: And this we will do, if God permits.

DARBY: and this will we do if God permit.

DRA: And this will we do, if God permit.

KJV: And this will we do, if God permit.

Hebrews 6:4

AMP: For [it is impossible to restore to repentance] those who have once been enlightened [spiritually] and who have tasted and consciously experienced the heavenly gift and have shared in the Holy Spirit,

ASV: For as touching those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,

BSB: It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,

DARBY: For it is impossible to renew again to repentance those once enlightened, and who have tasted of the heavenly gift, and have been made partakers of [the] Holy Spirit,

DRA: For it is impossible for those who were once illuminated, have tasted also the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

KJV: 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,

Hebrews 6:5

AMP: and have tasted and consciously experienced the good word of God and the powers of the age (world) to come,

ASV: and tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the age to come,

BSB: who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age —

DARBY: and have tasted the good word of God, and [the] works of power of [the] age to come,

DRA: Have moreover tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,

KJV: And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,

Hebrews 6:6

AMP: and then have fallen away—it is impossible to bring them back again to repentance, since they again nail the Son of God on the cross [for as far as they are concerned, they are treating the death of Christ as if they were not saved by it], and are holding Him up again to public disgrace.

ASV: and [then] fell away, it is impossible to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

BSB: and then have fallen away — to be restored to repentance, because they themselves are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting Him to open shame.

DARBY: and have fallen away, crucifying for themselves [as they do] the Son of God, and making a show of [him].

DRA: And are fallen away: to be renewed again to penance, crucifying again to themselves the Son of God, and making him a mockery.

KJV: 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.

Hebrews 6:7

AMP: For soil that drinks the rain which often falls on it and produces crops useful to those for whose benefit it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God;

ASV: For the land which hath drunk the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receiveth blessing from God:

BSB: For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God.

DARBY: For ground which drinks the rain which comes often upon it, and produces useful herbs for those for whose sakes also it is tilled, partakes of blessing from God;

DRA: For the earth that drinketh in the rain which cometh often upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is tilled, receiveth blessing from God.

KJV: 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:

Hebrews 6:8

AMP: but if it persistently produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close to being cursed, and it ends up being burned. [Gen 3:17, 18]

ASV: but if it beareth thorns and thistles, it is rejected and nigh unto a curse; whose end is to be burned.

BSB: But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned.

DARBY: but bringing forth thorns and briars, it is found worthless and nigh to a curse, whose end [is] to be burned.

DRA: But that which bringeth forth thorns and briers, is reprobate, and very near unto a curse, whose end is to be burnt.

KJV: But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

Hebrews 6:9

AMP: But, beloved, even though we speak to you in this way, we are convinced of better things concerning you, and of things that accompany salvation.

ASV: But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak:

BSB: Even though we speak like this, beloved, we are convinced of better things in your case— things that accompany salvation.

DARBY: But we are persuaded concerning you, beloved, better things, and connected with salvation, even if we speak thus.

DRA: But, my dearly beloved, we trust better things of you, and nearer to salvation; though we speak thus.

KJV: But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.

Hebrews 6:10

AMP: For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown for His name in ministering to [the needs of] the saints (God’s people), as you do.

ASV: for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.

BSB: For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.

DARBY: For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye have shewn to his name, having ministered to the saints, and [still] ministering.

DRA: For God is not unjust, that he should forget your work, and the love which you have shewn in his name, you who have ministered, and do minister to the saints.

KJV: 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.

Hebrews 6:11

AMP: And we desire for each one of you to show the same diligence [all the way through] so as to realize and enjoy the full assurance of hope until the end,

ASV: And we desire that each one of you may show the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end:

BSB: We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.

DARBY: But we desire earnestly that each one of you shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end;

DRA: And we desire that every one of you shew forth the same carefulness to the accomplishing of hope unto the end:

KJV: And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:

Hebrews 6:12

AMP: so that you will not be [spiritually] sluggish, but [will instead be] imitators of those who through faith [lean on God with absolute trust and confidence in Him and in His power] and by patient endurance [even when suffering] are [now] inheriting the promises.

ASV: that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

BSB: Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.

DARBY: that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience have been inheritors of the promises.

DRA: That you become not slothful, but followers of them, who through faith and patience shall inherit the promises.

KJV: That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Hebrews 6:13

AMP: For when God made the promise to Abraham, He swore [an oath] by Himself, since He had no one greater by whom to swear,

ASV: For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself,

BSB: When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,

DARBY: For God, having promised to Abraham, since he had no greater to swear by, swore by himself,

DRA: For God making promise to Abraham, because he had no one greater by whom he might swear, swore by himself,

KJV: For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

Hebrews 6:14

AMP: saying, “I will surely bless you and I will surely multiply you.” [Gen 22:16, 17]

ASV: saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

BSB: saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply your descendants.”

DARBY: saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;

DRA: Saying: Unless blessing I shall bless thee, and multiplying I shall multiply thee.

KJV: Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

Hebrews 6:15

AMP: And so, having patiently waited, he realized the promise [in the miraculous birth of Isaac, as a pledge of what was to come from God].

ASV: And thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

BSB: And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.

DARBY: and thus, having had long patience, he got the promise.

DRA: And so patiently enduring he obtained the promise.

KJV: And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

Hebrews 6:16

AMP: Indeed men swear [an oath] by one greater than themselves, and with them [in all disputes] the oath serves as confirmation [of what has been said] and is an end of the dispute.

ASV: For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

BSB: Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.

DARBY: For men indeed swear by a greater, and with them the oath is a term to all dispute, as making matters sure.

DRA: For men swear by one greater than themselves: and an oath for confirmation is the end of all their controversy.

KJV: For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

Hebrews 6:17

AMP: In the same way God, in His desire to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable nature of His purpose, intervened and guaranteed it with an oath,

ASV: Wherein God, being minded to show more abundantly unto the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;

BSB: So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.

DARBY: Wherein God, willing to shew more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his purpose, intervened by an oath,

DRA: Wherein God, meaning more abundantly to shew to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed an oath:

KJV: Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:

Hebrews 6:18

AMP: so that by two unchangeable things [His promise and His oath] in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled [to Him] for refuge would have strong encouragement and indwelling strength to hold tightly to the hope set before us.

ASV: that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us:

BSB: Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.

DARBY: that by two unchangeable things, in which [it was] impossible that God should lie, we might have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us,

DRA: That by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have the strongest comfort, who have fled for refuge to hold fast the hope set before us.

KJV: 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:

Hebrews 6:19

AMP: This hope [this confident assurance] we have as an anchor of the soul [it cannot slip and it cannot break down under whatever pressure bears upon it]—a safe and steadfast hope that enters within the veil [of the heavenly temple, that most Holy Place in which the very presence of God dwells], [Lev 16:2]

ASV: which we have as an anchor of the soul, [a hope] both sure and stedfast and entering into that which is within the veil;

BSB: We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,

DARBY: which we have as anchor of the soul, both secure and firm, and entering into that within the veil,

DRA: Which we have as an anchor of the soul, sure and firm, and which entereth in even within the veil;

KJV: Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;

Hebrews 6:20

AMP: where Jesus has entered [in advance] as a forerunner for us, having become a High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek. [Ps 110:4]

ASV: whither as a forerunner Jesus entered for us, having become a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

BSB: where Jesus our forerunner has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.

DARBY: where Jesus is entered as forerunner for us, become for ever a high priest according to the order of Melchisedec.

DRA: Where the forerunner Jesus is entered for us, made a high priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedech.

KJV: Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

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