| 1: Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of
Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of
repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, |
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| 2: Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of
resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. |
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And this will we do, if God permit. |
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| 4: For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and
have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy
Ghost, |
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| 5: And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the
world to come, |
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| 6: If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance;
seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to
an open shame. |
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| 7: For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon
it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed,
receiveth blessing from God: |
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| 8: But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is
nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned. |
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| 9: But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and
things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. |
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| 10: For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of
love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered
to the saints, and do minister. |
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| 11: And we desire that every one of you do shew the same
diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: |
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| 12: That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through
faith and patience inherit the promises. |
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| 13: For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear
by no greater, he sware by himself, |
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| 14: Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I
will multiply thee. |
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| 15: And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the
promise. |
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| 16: For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for
confirmation is to them an end of all strife. |
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| 17: Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs
of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
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| 18: That by two immutable things, in which it was 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: |
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| 19: Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and
stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; |
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| 20: Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an
high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. |
