1 Therefore having left the word of the primacy of Christ, let us be brought forward to perfection, not again laying a foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
2 of doctrine of washings, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
3 And this we will do, if of course God will permit.
4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and who tasted of the heavenly gift, and who became partakers of Holy Spirit,
5 and who tasted the good word of God and the powers of the coming age,
6 and who fell away, to restore again to repentance, crucifying to themselves the Son of God, and disgracing him publicly.
7 For the soil that has drunk the rain often coming upon it, and bringing forth vegetation useful for those by whom also it is cultivated, partakes of a blessing from God.
8 But producing thorns and thistles it is unfit and near a curse, the end of which is for burning.
9 But we are persuaded better things about you, beloved, and things that have salvation, even though we speak this way.
10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the labor of love that ye showed toward his name, having served the sanctified, and who are serving.
11 And we earnestly desire each of you to show the same diligence toward the full assurance of the hope until the end,
12 so that ye may not become lazy, but imitators of those who, through faith and longsuffering, inherit the promises.
13 For God who promised to Abraham, since he had none greater to swear by, swore by himself,
14 saying, Surely indeed, blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
15 And this way, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
16 For men certainly swear by the greater, and of every dispute with them the oath is final for confirmation.
17 By which God, wanting to demonstrate more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutableness of his resolve, confirmed it by an oath.
18 So that by two immutable events, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have strong encouragement, having fled for refuge to seize the hope being openly displayed.
19 Which we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and that enters into the interior of the veil,
20 where the forerunner, Jesus, entered for us, having become a high priest into the age according to the order of Melchizedek.
1 Wherfore let vs leave ye doctryne pertayninge to the beginninge of a Christen man and let vs go vnto perfeccio and now no more laye the foundacio of repentaunce from deed workes and of fayth towarde God
2 of baptyme of doctryne and of layinge on of hondes and of resurreccion from deeth and of eternall iudgemet.
3 And so will we do yf God permitte.
4 For it is not possible yt they which were once lyghted and have tasted of the hevenly gyft and were become partetakers of the holy goost
5 and have tasted of the good worde of God and of the power of the worlde to come:
6 yf they faule shuld be renued agayne vnto repentaunce: for as moche as they have (as concerninge them selves) crucified the sonne of God a fresshe makynge a mocke of him.
7 For that erth which drinketh in the rayne wich cometh ofte vpon it and bringeth forth erbes mete for them that dresse it receaveth blessynge of god.
8 But that grounde which beareth thornes and bryars is reproved and is nye vnto cursynge: whose ende is to be burned.
9 Neverthelesse deare frendes we trust to se better of you and thynges which accompany saluacion though we thus speake.
10 For god is not vnrighteous that he shuld forget youre worke and laboure that procedeth of love which love shewed in his name which have ministred vnto the saynctes and yet minister
11 Yee and we desyre that every one of you shew the same diligence to the stablysshynge of hope even vnto the ende:
12 that ye faynt not but folowe them which thorow fayth and pacience inheret the promyses.
13 For when god made promes to Abraham because he had no greater thinge to sweare by he sware by him silfe
14 sayinge: Surely I will blesse the and multiply the in dede.
15 And so after that he had taryed a longe tyme he enioyed the promes.
16 Men verely sweare by him that is greater then them selves and an othe to confyrme the thynge ys amonge them an ende of all stryfe.
17 So god willynge very aboundanly to shewe vnto the heyres of promes the stablenes of his counsayle he added an othe
18 that by two immutable thinges (in which it was vnpossible that god shuld lye) we myght have parfect consolacion which have fled for to holde fast the hope that is set before vs
19 which hope we have as an ancre of the soule both sure and stedfast. Which hope also entreth in into tho thynges which are with in the vayle
20 whither ye fore runner is for vs entred in I mea Iesus that is made an hye prest for ever after the order of Melchisedech.