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[These are all important matters in which you should have been proficient long ago.] <a href="/csb/hebrews/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> teaching about ritual washings, laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. <a href="/hcsb/hebrews/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> teaching about ritual washings, laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. <a href="/asv/hebrews/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> of the teaching of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. <a href="/cev/hebrews/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> And we shouldn't need to keep teaching about baptisms or about the laying on of hands or about people being raised from death and the future judgment. <a href="/erv/hebrews/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> of the teaching of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. <a href="/gwt/hebrews/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> We shouldn't repeat the basic teachings about such things as baptisms, setting people apart for holy tasks, dead people coming back to life, and eternal judgment. <a href="/gnt/hebrews/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> of the teaching about baptisms and the laying on of hands; of the resurrection of the dead and the eternal judgment. <a href="/isv/hebrews/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. <a href="/msb/hebrews/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. <a href="/net/hebrews/6.htm">NET Bible</a> teaching about baptisms, laying on of hands, resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. <a href="/nheb/hebrews/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> of the teaching of washings, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of everlasting judgment. <a href="/wbt/hebrews/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. <a href="/wey/hebrews/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> or of teaching about ceremonial washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and the last judgement. <a href="/web/hebrews/6.htm">World English Bible</a> of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/hebrews/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> of the teaching of immersions, also of laying on of hands, also of [the] resurrection of the dead, and of continuous judgment, <a href="/blb/hebrews/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> instruction about baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. <a href="/ylt/hebrews/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on also of hands, of rising again also of the dead, and of judgment age-during, <a href="/slt/hebrews/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Of the teaching of immersions, and placing upon of hands, and of the rising up of the dead, and of eternal judgment.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/hebrews/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Of the doctrine of baptisms, and imposition of hands, and of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. <a href="/cpdv/hebrews/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> of the doctrine of baptism, and also of the imposition of hands, and of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. <a href="/nabre/hebrews/6.htm">New American Bible</a> instruction about baptisms and laying on of hands, resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment. <a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> instruction about baptisms, laying on of hands, resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And for the doctrine of baptisms, and for the laying on of hands, and for the resurrection of the dead and for eternal judgment? <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> For the teaching of baptism, the laying on of hands, for the resurrection from among the dead, and for eternal judgment?<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/hebrews/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> of the teaching with respect to immersions, and of the laying on of hands, of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal condemnation. <a href="/godbey/hebrews/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> of the teaching of baptisms, and of the laying on of hands, and of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. <a href="/haweis/hebrews/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> of the doctrine of ablutions, and of imposition of hands, and of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. <a href="/mace/hebrews/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a> the doctrine of baptisms, and laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment: <a href="/wey/hebrews/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> or of teaching about ceremonial washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and the last judgement. <a href="/worrell/hebrews/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> of the teaching of immersions, and laying on of hands, of a resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. <a href="/worsley/hebrews/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> and of faith in God, of the doctrine of baptisms, and laying on of hands, and of the resurrection from the dead, and of eternal judgement: (tho' we will do this also, if God permit:) <a href="/parallel/hebrews/6-2.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=803" 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> 1Therefore 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, 2<a href="/greek/1322.htm" title="1322: didachēn (N-AFS) -- Teaching, doctrine, what is taught. From didasko; instruction.">instruction</a> <a href="/greek/909.htm" title="909: baptismōn (N-GMP) -- Dipping, washing (of a ceremonial character). From baptizo; ablution.">about baptisms,</a> <a href="/greek/5037.htm" title="5037: te (Conj) -- And, both. A primary particle of connection or addition; both or also."></a> <a href="/greek/1936.htm" title="1936: epitheseōs (N-GFS) -- A laying on; an attack, assault. From epitithemi; an imposition.">the laying on</a> <a href="/greek/5495.htm" title="5495: cheirōn (N-GFP) -- A hand. ">of hands,</a> <a href="/greek/5037.htm" title="5037: te (Conj) -- And, both. A primary particle of connection or addition; both or also."></a> <a href="/greek/386.htm" title="386: anastaseōs (N-GFS) -- A rising again, resurrection. From anistemi; a standing up again, i.e. a resurrection from death (its author), or a recovery.">the resurrection</a> <a href="/greek/3498.htm" title="3498: nekrōn (Adj-GMP) -- (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead.">of the dead,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/166.htm" title="166: aiōniou (Adj-GNS) -- From aion; perpetual.">eternal</a> <a href="/greek/2917.htm" title="2917: krimatos (N-GNS) -- From krino; a decision (crime).">judgment.</a> 3And this we will do, if God permits.…<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="/acts/2-38.htm">Acts 2:38</a> Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. <a href="/matthew/3-11.htm">Matthew 3:11</a> I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. <a href="/romans/6-3.htm">Romans 6:3-4</a> Or aren’t you aware that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? / We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-29.htm">1 Corinthians 15:29</a> If these things are not so, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized for them? <a href="/acts/19-4.htm">Acts 19:4-6</a> Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.” / On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. / And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied. <a href="/mark/1-4.htm">Mark 1:4</a> John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. <a href="/john/3-5.htm">John 3:5</a> Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. <a href="/acts/8-14.htm">Acts 8:14-17</a> When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them. / On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit. / For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. ... <a href="/1_peter/3-21.htm">1 Peter 3:21</a> And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, <a href="/acts/10-44.htm">Acts 10:44-48</a> While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard his message. / All the circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles. / For they heard them speaking in tongues and exalting God. Then Peter said, ... <a href="/romans/2-5.htm">Romans 2:5-6</a> But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. / God “will repay each one according to his deeds.” <a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12-13</a> And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books. / The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds. <a href="/2_corinthians/5-10.htm">2 Corinthians 5:10</a> For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad. <a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Matthew 25:31-32</a> When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. / All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. <a href="/john/5-28.htm">John 5:28-29</a> Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice / and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.the doctrine.<a href="/hebrews/9-10.htm">Hebrews 9:10</a> Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.<a href="/mark/7-4.htm">Mark 7:4,8</a> And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables… <a href="/luke/11-38.htm">Luke 11:38</a> And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.laying.<a href="/acts/6-6.htm">Acts 6:6</a> Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.<a href="/acts/8-14.htm">Acts 8:14-18</a> Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: … <a href="/acts/13-3.htm">Acts 13:3</a> And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.resurrection.<a href="/hebrews/11-35.htm">Hebrews 11:35</a> Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:<a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Isaiah 26:19</a> Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.<a href="/ezekiel/37-1.htm">Ezekiel 37:1-14</a> The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, … eternal.<a href="/ecclesiastes/12-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:14</a> For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.<a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Matthew 25:31-46</a> When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: … <a href="/acts/17-31.htm">Acts 17:31</a> Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hebrews/9-10.htm">Ablutions</a> <a href="/hebrews/5-9.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/john/18-28.htm">Ceremonial</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-1.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-1.htm">Doctrine</a> <a href="/hebrews/5-9.htm">Eternal</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-8.htm">Future</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-7.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/2_timothy/1-6.htm">Imposition</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-1.htm">Instruction</a> <a href="/2_timothy/1-7.htm">Judgement</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-7.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-24.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/2_timothy/1-6.htm">Laying</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-8.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-18.htm">Resurrection</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-18.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-1.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/mark/7-8.htm">Washings</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/9-10.htm">Ablutions</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-20.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-10.htm">Ceremonial</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-14.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/2_john/1-9.htm">Doctrine</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Eternal</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">Future</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-14.htm">Imposition</a> <a href="/1_john/2-27.htm">Instruction</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-27.htm">Judgement</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-19.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-27.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-1.htm">Laying</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-1.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-35.htm">Resurrection</a> <a href="/revelation/7-2.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-11.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-10.htm">Washings</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>instruction about baptisms The term "baptisms" here is plural, indicating multiple types of ceremonial washings. In the Jewish context, various ritual washings were practiced for purification purposes, as seen in the Old Testament (e.g., <a href="/leviticus/16-4.htm">Leviticus 16:4</a>, <a href="/numbers/19-7.htm">Numbers 19:7</a>). In the New Testament, baptism takes on a new significance with John the Baptist's call to repentance (<a href="/matthew/3-11.htm">Matthew 3:11</a>) and Jesus' command to baptize in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (<a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19</a>). This phrase suggests a foundational teaching about the transition from Jewish ceremonial washings to Christian baptism, symbolizing repentance and new life in Christ.the laying on of hands The laying on of hands is a practice with roots in the Old Testament, where it was used for blessing (<a href="/genesis/48-14.htm">Genesis 48:14</a>), commissioning (<a href="/numbers/27-18.htm">Numbers 27:18-23</a>), and transferring sin to a sacrificial animal (<a href="/leviticus/16-21.htm">Leviticus 16:21</a>). In the New Testament, it is associated with healing (<a href="/mark/6-5.htm">Mark 6:5</a>), the impartation of the Holy Spirit (<a href="/acts/8-17.htm">Acts 8:17</a>), and ordination (<a href="/1_timothy/4-14.htm">1 Timothy 4:14</a>). This foundational teaching underscores the continuity and transformation of this practice in the early church, emphasizing the role of the Holy Spirit and the authority given to church leaders.the resurrection of the dead The resurrection of the dead is a core doctrine in both Jewish and Christian eschatology. In the Old Testament, the concept is hinted at in passages like <a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a> and <a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Isaiah 26:19</a>. The New Testament provides a fuller revelation, with Jesus' resurrection as the firstfruits (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">1 Corinthians 15:20</a>) and the promise of believers' resurrection at His return (<a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16-17</a>). This teaching is central to Christian hope, affirming the future bodily resurrection and eternal life for those in Christ.and eternal judgment Eternal judgment refers to the final judgment of all people, as described in passages like <a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Matthew 25:31-46</a> and <a href="/revelation/20-11.htm">Revelation 20:11-15</a>. This doctrine emphasizes God's justice and the ultimate accountability of every individual. It serves as a warning and a call to repentance, highlighting the eternal consequences of one's response to the gospel. The teaching of eternal judgment is integral to understanding the seriousness of sin and the necessity of salvation through Jesus 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 mature in their faith. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jewish_christians.htm">Jewish Christians</a> The primary audience of the letter, who were familiar with Jewish traditions and teachings, and were being encouraged to move beyond elementary teachings. 3. <a href="/topical/b/baptisms.htm">Baptisms</a> Refers to various washings or ceremonial cleansings, both in Jewish tradition and Christian practice, symbolizing purification and initiation. 4. <a href="/topical/l/laying_on_of_hands.htm">Laying on of Hands</a> A practice used in the early church for blessing, healing, and commissioning individuals for ministry. 5. <a href="/topical/r/resurrection_of_the_dead_and_eternal_judgment.htm">Resurrection of the Dead and Eternal Judgment</a> Core Christian doctrines concerning the end times, emphasizing the hope of resurrection and the reality of divine judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/foundational_teachings.htm">Foundational Teachings</a> Understanding the basics of Christian doctrine is crucial for spiritual growth. These foundational teachings are not the end but the beginning of a deeper walk with Christ. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_and_practice.htm">Symbolism and Practice</a> Baptisms and the laying on of hands are not just rituals but carry deep spiritual significance, symbolizing purification, empowerment, and commissioning. <a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a> The doctrines of resurrection and judgment remind believers to live with an eternal perspective, focusing on the hope and accountability that come with faith in Christ. <a href="/topical/m/maturity_in_faith.htm">Maturity in Faith</a> Believers are encouraged to move beyond elementary teachings and strive for maturity, deepening their understanding and application of God's Word. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_commissioning.htm">Community and Commissioning</a> The laying on of hands highlights the importance of community and the church's role in recognizing and supporting individuals in their spiritual journey and ministry.<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/do_records_confirm_early_baptism_rites.htm">Hebrews 6:2: Do historical or archaeological records confirm the practices of multiple baptisms and the laying on of hands among early believers? </a> <a href="/q/how_can_science_explain_resurrection.htm">Hebrews 6:2: How can modern science reconcile the supernatural aspects of “resurrection of the dead” and “eternal judgment”? </a> <a href="/q/what_did_jesus_mean_by_'rest'.htm">What distinguishes angels from humans?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_muslim_women_wear_hijabs.htm">Why do Muslim women wear hijabs?</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>(2) Of the doctrine of baptisms.--The meaning of these words has been much controverted. The order of the Greek has been thought to require the rendering baptisms of doctrine (or, teaching); and it has been believed that the writer in this manner seeks to characterise Christian baptism as contrasted with the Jewish lustrations. <a href="/matthew/28-19.htm" title="Go you therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:">Matthew 28:19</a>, "baptising them . . . teaching them," is often quoted in favour of this view. The whole question of baptism amongst the Jews of the Apostolic age is full of difficulty, since the first references to the rite in connection with proselytes belong to a much later date. But, waiving this, we must surely regard it as most unlikely that the baptism specifically Christian would be marked as "baptism of teaching." Teaching would rather be the point of resemblance than the point of contrast between the Jewish and the Christian rite. We must, therefore, adhere to the ordinary view. The word doctrine, or teaching, seems to be introduced in order to avoid the ambiguity which would lie in the words, "a foundation of repentance, faith, baptism," &c.; not a doctrine, but the repetition of a rite might seem to be intended. But what are we to understand by teaching regarding baptisms? Both the word itself and the use of the plural are remarkable. The word (which is not the ordinary term baptisma, but baptismus) occurs in <a href="/hebrews/9-10.htm" title="Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.">Hebrews 9:10</a>, <a href="/mark/7-4.htm" title="And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brazen vessels, and of tables.">Mark 7:4</a>, in the plural, and in <a href="/colossians/2-12.htm" title=" Buried with him in baptism, wherein also you are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who has raised him from the dead.">Colossians 2:12</a> in the singular; in the last of these passages it denotes Christian baptism, but in the others the ceremonial washings of the Jews. We must not forget the importance which of right belonged to these washings in the Levitical law, as one of the appointed modes of removing that uncleanness which excluded from every sacred place. The baptism of John attached itself to passages in the Scriptures in which this symbol was taken up by the prophets with profound spiritual application (Ezekiel 36, et al.). Both John's baptism and that of Christ, therefore, would, from the Hebrew point of view, be "washings"; and the teaching which every new convert must receive would include instruction on the symbolical purifications of the Old Covenant and the New. (See the very interesting Notes in Vol. II. on <a href="/context/acts/18-24.htm" title="And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.">Acts 18:24-25</a>; <a href="/acts/19-4.htm" title="Then said Paul, John truly baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.">Acts 19:4</a>.) . . . <a href="/commentaries/hebrews/6-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>instruction διδαχὴν (didachēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1322.htm">Strong's 1322: </a> Teaching, doctrine, what is taught. From didasko; instruction. about baptisms, βαπτισμῶν (baptismōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_909.htm">Strong's 909: </a> Dipping, washing (of a ceremonial character). From baptizo; ablution. [the] laying on ἐπιθέσεώς (epitheseōs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1936.htm">Strong's 1936: </a> A laying on; an attack, assault. From epitithemi; an imposition. of hands, χειρῶν (cheirōn) Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5495.htm">Strong's 5495: </a> A hand. [the] resurrection ἀναστάσεώς (anastaseōs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_386.htm">Strong's 386: </a> A rising again, resurrection. From anistemi; a standing up again, i.e. a resurrection from death (its author), or a recovery. of [the] dead, νεκρῶν (nekrōn) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3498.htm">Strong's 3498: </a> (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. eternal αἰωνίου (aiōniou) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_166.htm">Strong's 166: </a> From aion; perpetual. judgment. κρίματος (krimatos) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2917.htm">Strong's 2917: </a> From krino; a decision ('crime'). <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hebrews/6-2.htm">Hebrews 6:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/hebrews/6-2.htm">Hebrews 6:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/hebrews/6-2.htm">Hebrews 6:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/hebrews/6-2.htm">Hebrews 6:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/hebrews/6-2.htm">Hebrews 6:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/hebrews/6-2.htm">Hebrews 6:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hebrews/6-2.htm">Hebrews 6:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/hebrews/6-2.htm">Hebrews 6:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/hebrews/6-2.htm">Hebrews 6:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/hebrews/6-2.htm">Hebrews 6:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-2.htm">NT Letters: Hebrews 6:2 Of the teaching of baptisms of laying (Heb. 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