Hebrews 6:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Hebrews 6:2

The Peril of Not Progressing

1 Therefore, ^aleaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to¹ perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from ^bdead works and of faith toward God,

2 ^aof the doctrine of baptisms, ^bof laying on of hands, ^cof resurrection of the dead, ^dand of eternal judgment.

3 And this¹ we will do if God permits.

4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted ^athe heavenly gift, and ^bhave become partakers of the Holy Spirit,

5 and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come,

6 ¹if they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, ^asince they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame.

7 For the earth which drinks in the rain that often comes upon it, and bears herbs useful for those by whom it is cultivated, ^areceives blessing from God;

8 ^abut if it bears thorns and briers, it is rejected and near to being cursed, whose end is to be burned.

A Better Estimate

9 But, beloved, we are confident of better things concerning you, yes, things that accompany salvation, though we speak in this manner.

10 For ^aGod is not unjust to forget ^byour work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ^cministered to the saints, and do minister.

11 And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence ^ato the full assurance of hope until the end,

12 that you do not become¹ sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience ^ainherit the promises.

God’s Infallible Purpose in Christ

13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, ^aHe swore by Himself,

14 saying, ^a“Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.”

15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the ^apromise.

16 For men indeed swear by the greater, and ^aan oath for confirmation is for them an end of all dispute.

17 Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to ^athe heirs of promise ^bthe immutability of His counsel,² confirmed it by an oath,

18 that by two¹ immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to ^alie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope ^bset before us.

19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, ^aand which enters the Presence behind the veil,

20 ^awhere the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, ^bhaving become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.

Verse Comparison: Hebrews 6:2

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American Standard Version
of the teaching of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

Amplified® Bible
With teachings about purifying, the laying on of hands, the resurrection from the dead, and eternal judgment {and} punishment. [These are all matters of which you should have been fully aware long, long ago.]

Contemporary English Version
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.

Darby English Version
of [the] doctrine of washings, and of imposition of hands, and of resurrection of [the] dead, and of eternal judgment;

Good News Bible
of the teaching about baptisms and the laying on of hands; of the resurrection of the dead and the eternal judgment.

International Standard Version
instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.

King James Version
Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

New American Standard Bible
of instruction about washings and laying on of hands, and the resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment.

New International Version
instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.

New King James Version
of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
of instruction about washings and laying on of hands, and the resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment.

Young's Literal Translation
of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on also of hands, of rising again also of the dead, and of judgment age-during,

New English Translation
teaching about baptisms, laying on of hands, resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.

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