Hebrews - verse by verse (3)

Hebrews 5:13

Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness.

Hebrews 5:14

But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.

Heb 6:1
Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God.

Hebrews 6:2

instruction about cleansing rites, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.

Hebrews 6:3
And God permitting, we will do so.

Hebrews 6:4
For as touching those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,

Hebrews 6:5
and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come,

Hebrews 6:6

and who have fallen away, to be brought back to repentance. To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace.

Hebrews 6:7
For the land which hath drunk the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receiveth blessing from God:

Hebrews 6:8

But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed. In the end it will be burned.

Hebrews 6:9
Even though we speak in this way, beloved, we are confident of better things in your case, things that belong to salvation.

Hebrews 6:10

God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.

Hebrews 6:11
And we want each one of you to show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope to the very end,

Hebrews 6:12

We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.

Hebrews 6:13
For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself

Hebrews 6:14
saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply you.”

Hebrews 6:15

And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.

Hebrews 6:16
For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

Hebrews 6:17
In the same way, when God desired to show even more clearly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it by an oath,

Hebrews 6:18
that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us: