Hebrews:6

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* Therefore , leaving now the word of the beginning [of the establishment ] of the Christ , let us go on unto perfection , not laying again the foundation of repentance from works of death , and of faith in God , * of the doctrine of [the ] baptisms , and of [the ] laying on of hands , and of [the ] resurrection of the dead , and of eternal judgment . * And this we will indeed do , if God permits . * For [it is ] impossible that those who once received the light and tasted of that heavenly gift and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit * and likewise have tasted the good word of God and the virtue of the age to come , * and have backslidden , be renewed again by repentance , crucifying again for themselves the Son of God and putting him to an open shame . * For the earth which drinks in the rain that comes often upon it and brings forth herbs in season for those by whom it is dressed receives blessing from God ; * but that which bears thorns and briers [is ] rejected and [is ] near unto cursing , whose end [shall be ] by fire . * But , beloved , we expect better things than these of you , [things ] near unto saving health , though we thus speak . * For God [is ] not unjust to forget your work and labour of charity which ye have showed in his name , having helped the saints and helping them . * But we desire that each one of you show the same diligence until the end for the fulfillment of [your ] hope , * that ye not become slothful , but imitators of those who by faith and patience inherit the promises . * For when God promised unto Abraham , because he could swear by no greater , he swore by himself , * saying , Surely blessing I will bless thee and multiplying I will multiply thee . * And so , after he had patiently endured , he obtained the promise . * For men verily swear by the greater , and an oath for confirmation [is ] to them an end of all controversy . * In which God , desiring to show more abundantly unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel , confirmed [it ] by an oath , * that by two immutable things , in which [it is ] 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 , * which we have as an anchor of the soul , both sure and steadfast , and which enters even [into ] that which is within the veil , * where [our ] precursor , Jesus , has entered for us [and is ] made high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec .:

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