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not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, <span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/6-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>of the teaching of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. <span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/6-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And this will we do, if God permit. <span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/6-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>For as touching those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit, <span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/6-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>and tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the age to come, <span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/6-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/6-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>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: <span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/6-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>but if it beareth thorns and thistles, it is rejected and nigh unto a curse; whose end is to be burned.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/6-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak: <span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/6-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/6-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And we desire that each one of you may show the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end: <span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/6-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.</p> <p class="hdg">God's Promise is Certain</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/6-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself, <span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/6-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. <span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/6-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise. <span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/6-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation. <span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/6-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Wherein God, being minded to show more abundantly unto the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath; <span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/6-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>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: <span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/6-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>which we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and stedfast and entering into that which is within the veil; <span class="reftext"><a href="/hebrews/6-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>whither as a forerunner Jesus entered for us, having become a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">American Standard Version, 1901<br /><br /><a href="//bereanbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com<br />© 2013, 2014 Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../hebrews/5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hebrews 5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hebrews 5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../hebrews/7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hebrews 7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hebrews 7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/hebrews/6-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe src="//biblemenus.com/adframe120.htm" width="122" height="602" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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