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In the end it will be burned. <a href="/nlt/hebrews/6.htm">New Living Translation</a> But if a field bears thorns and thistles, it is useless. The farmer will soon condemn that field and burn it. <a href="/esv/hebrews/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, and its end is to be burned. <a href="/bsb/hebrews/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned. <a href="/blb/hebrews/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But that bringing forth thorns and thistles is worthless and near to a curse, of which the end is unto burning. <a href="/kjv/hebrews/6.htm">King James Bible</a> But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned. <a href="/nkjv/hebrews/6.htm">New King James Version</a> but if it bears thorns and briers, it is rejected and near to being cursed, whose end is to be burned. <a href="/nasb_/hebrews/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close to being cursed, and it ends up being burned. <a href="/nasb/hebrews/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close to being cursed, and it ends up being burned. <a href="/nasb77/hebrews/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close to being cursed, and it ends up being burned. <a href="/lsb/hebrews/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is unfit and close to being cursed, and its end is to be burned. <a href="/amp/hebrews/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> but if it persistently produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close to being cursed, and it ends up being burned. <a href="/csb/hebrews/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and about to be cursed, and at the end will be burned. <a href="/hcsb/hebrews/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and about to be cursed, and will be burned at the end. <a href="/asv/hebrews/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> but if it beareth thorns and thistles, it is rejected and nigh unto a curse; whose end is to be burned. <a href="/cev/hebrews/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But land that produces only thornbushes is worthless. It is likely to fall under God's curse, and in the end it will be set on fire. <a href="/erv/hebrews/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> but if it beareth thorns and thistles, it is rejected and nigh unto a curse; whose end is to be burned. <a href="/gwt/hebrews/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> However, if the earth produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and in danger of being cursed. In the end it will be burned. <a href="/gnt/hebrews/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> But if it grows thorns and weeds, it is worth nothing; it is in danger of being cursed by God and will be destroyed by fire. <a href="/isv/hebrews/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> However, if it continues to produce thorns and thistles, it is worthless and in danger of being cursed, and in the end will be burned. <a href="/msb/hebrews/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned. <a href="/net/hebrews/6.htm">NET Bible</a> But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is useless and about to be cursed; its fate is to be burned. <a href="/nheb/hebrews/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> but if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected and near being cursed, whose end is to be burned. <a href="/wbt/hebrews/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh to cursing; whose end is to be burned. <a href="/wey/hebrews/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But if it only yields a mass of thorns and briers, it is considered worthless, and is in danger of being cursed, and in the end will be destroyed by fire. <a href="/web/hebrews/6.htm">World English Bible</a> but if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected and near being cursed, whose end is to be burned. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/hebrews/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> but that which is bearing thorns and briers [is] disapproved of, and near to cursing, whose end [is] for burning; <a href="/blb/hebrews/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But that bringing forth thorns and thistles is worthless and near to a curse, of which the end is unto burning. <a href="/ylt/hebrews/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and that which is bearing thorns and briers is disapproved of, and nigh to cursing, whose end is for burning; <a href="/slt/hebrews/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And producing thorns and briers is rejected, after having been tried, and near cursing; whose end for destruction.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/hebrews/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But that which bringeth forth thorns and briers, is reprobate, and very near unto a curse, whose end is to be burnt. <a href="/cpdv/hebrews/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But whatever brings forth thorns and briers is rejected, and is closest to what is accursed; their consummation is in combustion. <a href="/nabre/hebrews/6.htm">New American Bible</a> But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is rejected; it will soon be cursed and finally burned. <a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and on the verge of being cursed; its end is to be burned over.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But if it should produce thorns and briers it is rejected and not far from being condemned; and at the end this crop will be used for fuel. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But if it should produce thorns and thistles, it would be rejected and not far from curses, but its end is burning.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/hebrews/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> But that which produces thorns and thistles is rejected, and is near the curse, the end of which is to be burned.<CM> <a href="/godbey/hebrews/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> but that which produces thorns and thistles, is reprobate, and nigh unto the curse; whose end is unto burning. <a href="/haweis/hebrews/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> but if it produceth thorns and thistles, it is abandoned, and near the curse of barrenness, whose end will be for burning.<CM> <a href="/mace/hebrews/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a> but that which bears thorns and briars, is look'd upon as lying under a curse; whose end will be to be burnt. <a href="/wey/hebrews/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But if it only yields a mass of thorns and briers, it is considered worthless, and is in danger of being cursed, and in the end will be destroyed by fire. <a href="/worrell/hebrews/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> but, if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected, and is near to a curse; whose end is to be burned. <a href="/worsley/hebrews/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> but that which bringeth forth thorns and briars, is rejected and near to a curse, (whose end is burning) so are they. <a href="/parallel/hebrews/6-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-IAXXp5zcA?start=854" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/hebrews/6.htm">A Call to Maturity</a> …7For 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. 8<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">But</a> <a href="/greek/1627.htm" title="1627: ekpherousa (V-PPA-NFS) -- To bring out, carry out, sometimes out of the city for burial; I bring forth, bear, produce. From ek and phero; to bear out.">land that produces</a> <a href="/greek/173.htm" title="173: akanthas (N-AFP) -- A thorn-bush, prickly plant; a thorn. Probably from the same as akmen; a thorn.">thorns</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/5146.htm" title="5146: tribolous (N-AMP) -- A thistle. From treis and belos; properly, a crow-foot, i.e. a thorny plant.">thistles</a> <a href="/greek/96.htm" title="96: adokimos (Adj-NFS) -- Failing to pass the test, unapproved, counterfeit. By implication, worthless.">is worthless,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2671.htm" title="2671: kataras (N-GFS) -- Cursing; a curse; meton: a doomed one. From kata and ara; imprecation, execration.">its curse</a> <a href="/greek/1451.htm" title="1451: engys (Prep) -- Near. From a primary verb agcho; near.">is imminent.</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hēs (RelPro-GFS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">In</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5056.htm" title="5056: telos (N-NNS) -- (a) an end, (b) event or issue, (c) the principal end, aim, purpose, (d) a tax. ">end</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases."></a> <a href="/greek/2740.htm" title="2740: kausin (N-AFS) -- A burning up, being burned. From kaio; burning.">it will be burned.</a> 9Even though we speak like this, beloved, we are convinced of better things in your case—things that accompany salvation.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/7-19.htm">Matthew 7:19</a> Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. <a href="/luke/13-6.htm">Luke 13:6-9</a> Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. / So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ / ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it. ... <a href="/john/15-6.htm">John 15:6</a> If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned. <a href="/matthew/3-10.htm">Matthew 3:10</a> The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. <a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a> The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. <a href="/2_peter/2-20.htm">2 Peter 2:20-22</a> If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first. / It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them. / Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.” <a href="/james/1-15.htm">James 1:15</a> Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. <a href="/romans/11-22.htm">Romans 11:22</a> Take notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off. <a href="/2_timothy/2-20.htm">2 Timothy 2:20-21</a> A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use, but others are for common use. / So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work. <a href="/jude/1-12.htm">Jude 1:12-13</a> These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by the wind; fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead after being uprooted. / They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever. <a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a> I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. / He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour! / “And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard. ... <a href="/ezekiel/15-1.htm">Ezekiel 15:1-8</a> Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest? / Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils? ... <a href="/jeremiah/17-5.htm">Jeremiah 17:5-6</a> This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes mere flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD. / He will be like a shrub in the desert; he will not see when prosperity comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives. <a href="/psalms/80-8.htm">Psalm 80:8-16</a> You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it. / You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land. / The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches. ... <a href="/isaiah/27-10.htm">Isaiah 27:10-11</a> For the fortified city lies deserted—a homestead abandoned, a wilderness forsaken. There the calves graze, and there they lie down; they strip its branches bare. / When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But that which bears thorns and briers is rejected, and is near to cursing; whose end is to be burned.beareth.<a href="/hebrews/12-17.htm">Hebrews 12:17</a> For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.<a href="/genesis/3-17.htm">Genesis 3:17,18</a> And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; … <a href="/genesis/4-11.htm">Genesis 4:11</a> And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;whose.<a href="/hebrews/10-27.htm">Hebrews 10:27</a> But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.<a href="/isaiah/27-10.htm">Isaiah 27:10,11</a> Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof… <a href="/ezekiel/15-2.htm">Ezekiel 15:2-7</a> Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest? … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_corinthians/13-7.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/galatians/4-24.htm">Bears</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-24.htm">Briers</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-2.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-6.htm">Close</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-17.htm">Considered</a> <a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Cursed</a> <a href="/romans/3-14.htm">Cursing</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm">Danger</a> <a href="/2_timothy/1-10.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-14.htm">End</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-8.htm">Ends</a> <a href="/hebrews/5-14.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-7.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-7.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-1.htm">Found</a> <a href="/galatians/5-9.htm">Mass</a> <a href="/philippians/2-30.htm">Nigh</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-7.htm">Plants</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-10.htm">Produces</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-8.htm">Rejected</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-14.htm">Sends</a> <a href="/matthew/7-16.htm">Thistles</a> <a href="/john/19-5.htm">Thorns</a> <a href="/hebrews/5-14.htm">Use</a> <a href="/titus/3-9.htm">Worthless</a> <a href="/john/12-24.htm">Yields</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/10-15.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-15.htm">Bears</a> <a href="/judges/8-7.htm">Briers</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-6.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-26.htm">Close</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-11.htm">Considered</a> <a href="/james/3-9.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-23.htm">Cursed</a> <a href="/james/3-10.htm">Cursing</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-18.htm">Danger</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-39.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-11.htm">End</a> <a href="/exodus/25-18.htm">Ends</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-26.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-27.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-9.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-8.htm">Found</a> <a href="/joshua/6-9.htm">Mass</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-19.htm">Nigh</a> <a href="/revelation/18-13.htm">Plants</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-11.htm">Produces</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-28.htm">Rejected</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-6.htm">Sends</a> <a href="/genesis/3-18.htm">Thistles</a> <a href="/genesis/3-18.htm">Thorns</a> <a href="/james/2-14.htm">Use</a> <a href="/james/1-26.htm">Worthless</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-11.htm">Yields</a><div class="vheading2">Hebrews 6</div>1. <a href="/hebrews/6-1.htm">He exhorts not to fall back from the faith;</a> 11. <a href="/hebrews/6-11.htm">but to be steadfast,</a> 12. <a href="/hebrews/6-12.htm">diligent, and patient to wait upon God;</a> 13. <a href="/hebrews/6-13.htm">because God is most sure in his promise.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hebrews/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hebrews/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/hebrews/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But land that produces thorns and thistles This phrase draws on agricultural imagery familiar to the original audience, many of whom were likely involved in farming or lived in agrarian societies. Thorns and thistles are often used in Scripture to symbolize sin, curse, and the consequences of disobedience, first seen in <a href="/genesis/3-17.htm">Genesis 3:17-18</a>, where the ground is cursed because of Adam's sin. This imagery serves as a metaphor for spiritual barrenness and unfruitfulness, contrasting with the fruitful land that represents a life of faith and obedience.is worthless The term "worthless" indicates a lack of value or purpose. In a biblical context, this can be understood as a life that does not produce the fruits of righteousness, as seen in <a href="/matthew/7-19.htm">Matthew 7:19</a>, where trees that do not bear good fruit are cut down. This reflects the idea that faith without works is dead, as <a href="/james/2-26.htm">James 2:26</a> states. The worthlessness here is not about the inherent value of the person but about the failure to fulfill God's purpose.and its curse is imminent The concept of a curse is deeply rooted in the Old Testament, where disobedience to God's commandments often resulted in curses, as outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>. The imminent curse suggests an impending judgment, echoing the warnings given to Israel for their unfaithfulness. This serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of turning away from God and the urgency of repentance.In the end it will be burned Burning is a common biblical metaphor for judgment and purification. In agricultural terms, burning was a method to clear unproductive land, making way for new growth. Spiritually, this reflects the final judgment, where unfruitful works are consumed, as described in <a href="/1_corinthians/3-13.htm">1 Corinthians 3:13-15</a>. This also alludes to the eschatological fire of judgment mentioned in <a href="/revelation/20-15.htm">Revelation 20:15</a>. The burning signifies both the destruction of what is worthless and the hope of renewal and restoration through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_author_of_hebrews.htm">The Author of Hebrews</a> Traditionally attributed to Paul, though the exact authorship is uncertain. The author writes to Jewish Christians, encouraging them to remain steadfast in their faith. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jewish_christians.htm">Jewish Christians</a> The primary audience of the book, who were facing persecution and were tempted to revert to Judaism. 3. <a href="/topical/t/thorns_and_thistles.htm">Thorns and Thistles</a> Symbolic of unproductive and sinful behavior, drawing from the imagery of <a href="/genesis/3-18.htm">Genesis 3:18</a>, where thorns and thistles are a result of the curse after the Fall. 4. <a href="/topical/c/cursed_land.htm">Cursed Land</a> Represents those who fall away from faith and produce no spiritual fruit, drawing a parallel to the Old Testament imagery of land that is unproductive and thus cursed. 5. <a href="/topical/b/burning.htm">Burning</a> A metaphor for judgment, indicating the ultimate fate of those who do not bear fruit in keeping with repentance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_fruitfulness.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Fruitfulness</a> Believers are called to produce spiritual fruit as evidence of their faith. Just as land is expected to yield a harvest, Christians are expected to demonstrate the fruit of the Spirit in their lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_unfruitfulness.htm">The Consequences of Unfruitfulness</a> The imagery of burning serves as a stark warning of the consequences of a life that does not align with God's will. It is a call to self-examination and repentance. <a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_faith.htm">Perseverance in Faith</a> The passage encourages believers to persevere in their faith, avoiding the pitfalls of spiritual complacency and apostasy. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_discipline_and_growth.htm">The Role of Discipline and Growth</a> Just as land requires cultivation to be fruitful, believers must engage in spiritual disciplines such as prayer, study, and fellowship to grow in their faith. <a href="/topical/t/the_assurance_of_salvation.htm">The Assurance of Salvation</a> While the warning is severe, it is also a reminder of the assurance available to those who remain in Christ and continue to grow in their relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hebrews_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hebrews 6</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_effects_of_sin.htm">What are the effects of sin?</a> <a href="/q/what_did_jesus_mean_by_'i_am'.htm">What did Jesus mean by 'Before Abraham was, I am'?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_holy_angels.htm">What defines holy angels?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_charitable_giving.htm">What does being called by God mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hebrews/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) But that which beareth.--Rather, But if it bear thorns and briars it is rejected. We are told that the presence of briars (i.e., caltrops) is a sure evidence of a poor soil, on which labour will be wasted. The words are partially a quotation from <a href="/genesis/3-18.htm" title="Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to you; and you shall eat the herb of the field;">Genesis 3:18</a>. The change of translation here is important; if that very land, which has drunk in the abundant rain and has received careful culture still prove unfruitful, it is rejected. Man can do no more; and the curse of God is "near"; its end is "for burning." The explanation of the last words is probably found in <a href="/deuteronomy/29-23.htm" title="And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor bears, nor any grass grows therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:">Deuteronomy 29:23</a>, which speaks of the land of Sodom which God overthrew, which "is brimstone and salt and burning." The connection between these two verses and the preceding passages is obvious. In the case of the apostates there described, man is helpless; God's curse is near. But, as Chrysostom says, in this very word there is mercy; "the end" is not yet come. <a href="/commentaries/hebrews/6-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>But δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. [land that] produces ἐκφέρουσα (ekpherousa) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1627.htm">Strong's 1627: </a> To bring out, carry out, sometimes out of the city for burial; I bring forth, bear, produce. From ek and phero; to bear out. thorns ἀκάνθας (akanthas) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_173.htm">Strong's 173: </a> A thorn-bush, prickly plant; a thorn. Probably from the same as akmen; a thorn. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. thistles τριβόλους (tribolous) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5146.htm">Strong's 5146: </a> A thistle. From treis and belos; properly, a crow-foot, i.e. a thorny plant. [is] worthless, ἀδόκιμος (adokimos) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_96.htm">Strong's 96: </a> Failing to pass the test, unapproved, counterfeit. By implication, worthless. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. [its] curse κατάρας (kataras) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2671.htm">Strong's 2671: </a> Cursing; a curse; meton: a doomed one. From kata and ara; imprecation, execration. is imminent. ἐγγύς (engys) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1451.htm">Strong's 1451: </a> Near. From a primary verb agcho; near. [In] ἧς (hēs) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. the τὸ (to) Article - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. end τέλος (telos) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5056.htm">Strong's 5056: </a> (a) an end, (b) event or issue, (c) the principal end, aim, purpose, (d) a tax. it will be burned. καῦσιν (kausin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2740.htm">Strong's 2740: </a> A burning up, being burned. 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