Hebrews 6

KING JAMES BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 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,	1 Therefore, interrupting an explanation of the basics of Christ, let us consider what is more advanced, not presenting again the fundamentals 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.	2 of the doctrine of baptism, and also of the imposition of hands, and of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
3 And this will we do, if God permit.	3 And we shall do this, if indeed God permits it.
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,	4 For it is impossible for those who were once illuminated, and have even tasted of the heavenly gift, and have become sharers in the Holy Spirit,
5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,	5 who, despite having tasted the good Word of God and the virtues of the future age, have yet fallen away,
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.	6 to be renewed again to penance, since they are crucifying again in themselves the Son of God and are still maintaining pretenses.
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:	7 For the earth accepts a blessing from God, by drinking in the rain that often falls upon it, and by producing plants that are useful to those by whom it is cultivated.
8 But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.	8 But whatever brings forth thorns and briers is rejected, and is closest to what is accursed; their consummation is in combustion.
9 But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.	9 But from you, most beloved, we are confident that there will be things better and closer to salvation; even though we speak in this way.
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.	10 For God is not unjust, such that he would forget your work and the love that you have shown in his name. For you have ministered, and you continue to minister, to the saints.
11 And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:	11 Yet we desire that each one of you display the same solicitude toward the fulfillment of hope, even unto the end,
12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.	12 so that you may not be slow to act, but instead may be imitators of those who, through faith and patience, shall inherit the promises.
13 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,	13 For God, in making promises to Abraham, swore by himself, (because he had no one greater by whom he might swear),
14 Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.	14 saying: “Blessing, I shall bless you, and multiplying, I shall multiply you.”
15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.	15 And in this way, by enduring patiently, he secured the promise.
16 For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.	16 For men swear by what is greater than themselves, and an oath as confirmation is the end of all their controversy.
17 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:	17 In this matter, God, wanting to reveal more thoroughly the immutability of his counsel to the heirs of the promise, interposed 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:	18 so that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have the strongest solace: we who have fled together so as to hold fast to 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;	19 This we have as an anchor of the soul, safe and sound, which advances even to the interior of the veil,
20 Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.	20 to the place where the forerunner Jesus has entered on our behalf, so as to become the High Priest for eternity, according to the order of Melchizedek.