The Peril of Falling Away1 Therefore° aleaving° bthe Ielementary° teaching° about the IIChrist°, let us press° on to IIIcmaturity°, not laying° again° a foundation° of repentance° from ddead° works° and of faith° toward° God°, 2 of ainstruction° about washings° and blaying° on of hands°, and the cresurrection° of the dead° and ceternal° judgment°. 3 And this° we will do°, aif°° God° permits°. 4 For in the case of those° who have once° been aenlightened° and have tasted° of bthe heavenly° gift° and have been° made° cpartakers° of the Holy° Spirit°, 5 and ahave tasted° the good° bword° of God° and the powers° of cthe age° to come°, 6 and [then] have fallen° away°, it is aimpossible° to renew° them again° to repentance°, Ibsince they again° crucify° to themselves° the Son° of God° and put° Him to open° shame°. 7 For ground° that drinks° the rain° which often° Ifalls° on it and brings° forth° vegetation° useful° to those° afor whose° sake° it is also° tilled°, receives° a blessing° from God°; 8 but if it yields° thorns° and thistles°, it is worthless° and aclose° Ito being cursed°, and IIit ends° up being burned°. [1] ILit word of the beginning III.e. Messiah IIIOr perfection aPhp 3:13f bHe 5:12 cHe 5:14 dHe 9:14
[2] aJn 3:25; Ac 19:3f bAc 6:6 cAc 17:31f [3] aAc 18:21 [4] a2Co 4:4, 6; He 10:32 bJn 4:10; Ep 2:8 cGa 3:2; He 2:4 [5] a1P 2:3 bEp 6:17 cHe 2:5 [6] IOr while aMt 19:26; He 10:26f; 2P 2:21; 1 Jn 5:16 bHe 10:29 [7] ILit comes a2Ti 2:6 [8] ILit near to a curse IILit whose end is for burning aGn 3:17f; Dt 29:22ff Better Things for You9 ¶ But, abeloved°, we are convinced° of better° things° concerning° you, and things that Iaccompany° salvation°, though°° we are speaking° in this° way°. 10 For aGod° is not unjust° so as to forget° byour work° and the love° which° you have shown° toward° His name°, in having cministered° and in still ministering° to the Isaints°. 11 And we desire° that each° one° of you show° the same° diligence° Iso° as to realize the afull° assurance° of bhope° until° the end°, 12 so° that you will not be sluggish°, but aimitators° of those° who through° bfaith° and patience° cinherit° the promises°. [9] IOr belong to a1Co 10:14; 2Co 7:1; 12:19; 1P 2:11; 2P 3:1; 1 Jn 2:7; Jde 3
[10] IOr holy ones aPv 19:17; Mt 10:42; 25:40; Ac 10:4 b1Th 1:3 cRo 15:25; He 10:32-34 [11] ILit to the full aHe 10:22 bHe 3:6 [12] aHe 13:7 b2Th 1:4; Jm 1:3; Rv 13:10 cHe 1:14 13 ¶ For awhen God° made° the promise° to Abraham°, since° He could° swear° by no° one° greater°, He bswore° by Himself°, 14 saying°, “aI WILL SURELY°° BLESS° YOU AND I WILL SURELY° MULTIPLY° YOU.” 15 And so°, ahaving patiently° waited°, he obtained° the promise°. 16 aFor men° swear° by Ione° greater° [than themselves], and with them ban oath° [given] as confirmation° is an end° of every° dispute°. 17 IIn the same° way God°, desiring° even° more° to show° to athe heirs° of the promise° bthe unchangeableness° of His purpose°, IIinterposed° with an oath°, 18 so° that by two° unchangeable° things° in which° ait is impossible° for God° to lie°, we who have Itaken° refuge° would have° strong° encouragement° to take° hold° of bthe hope° set° before° us. 19 IThis° ahope we have° as an anchor° of the soul°, a [hope] both° sure° and steadfast° and one which benters° IIwithin° the veil°, 20 awhere° Jesus° has entered° as a forerunner° for us, having become° a bhigh° priest° forever° according° to the order° of Melchizedek°. [13] aGa 3:15, 18 bGn 22:16; Lk 1:73
[14] aGn 22:17 [15] aGn 12:4; 21:5 [16] IOr Him who is greater aGa 3:15 bEx 22:11 [17] ILit In which IIOr guaranteed aHe 11:9 bPs 110:4; Pv 19:21; He 6:18 [18] ILit in which aNu 23:19; Tit 1:2 bHe 3:6; 7:19 [19] ILit Which hope we have IIOr inside aPs 39:7; 62:5; Ac 23:6; Ro 4:18; 5:4, 5; 1Co 13:13; Col 1:27; 1P 1:3 bLv 16:2, 15; He 9:3, 7 [20] aJn 14:2; He 4:14 bPs 110:4; He 2:17; 5:6 Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. |
He exhorteth not to fall back from the faith,1 ¶ Thereforeº leavingºª the² principlesº of the² doctrineº of Christ,º let us go onºª untoº perfection;º notº layingºª againº the foundationº of repentanceº fromº deadº works,º andº of faithº towardº God,º 2 Of the doctrineº of baptisms,º andº of laying on¹² of hands,º andº of resurrectionº of the dead,º andº of eternalº judgment.º 3 Andº thisº will we do,ºª ifºº Godº permit.ºª 4 Forº [it is] impossibleº for those who were once¹ enlightened,ºª² andº have tastedºª of the² heavenlyº gift,º andº were madeºª partakersº of the Holyº Ghost,º 5 Andº have tastedºª the goodº wordº of God,º andº the powersº of the worldº to come,ºª 6 If¹ they² shall fall away,ºª to renew² them¹ª againº untoº repentance;º seeing they crucify¹ª to themselves¹ the Son¹ of God¹ afresh,ºª²²²² andº put [him] to an open shame.ºª 7 Forº the earthº which¹ drinketh inºª the² rainº that comethºª oftº uponº it,º andº bringeth forthºª herbsº meetº for themº¹ byº whomº it is² dressed,ºª receivethºª blessingº fromº God:º 8 Butº that which bearethºª thornsº andº briersº [is] rejected,º andº [is] nigh¹ unto² cursing;º whoseº endº [is] to¹ be burned.º² 9 But,º beloved,º we are persuadedºª better thingsº ofº you,º andº things that accompanyºª salvation,º thoughº we¹ª thusº speak.ºª 10 Forº Godº [is] notº unrighteousº to forgetºª yourº workº andº labourº of love,º whichº ye have shewedºªªª towardº hisº name,º in that ye have ministeredºª to the² saints,º andº do minister.ºª [1] Pv 4:18; Is 55:6; Ezk 18:30; Zc 12:10; Mt 3:2; 4:17; 5:48; 7:25; 21:29, 32; Mk 1:1; 6:12; Lk 6:48; Jn 1:1; 5:24; 12:44; 14:1; Ac 2:38; 3:19; 11:18; 17:30; 20:21; 26:20; 1Co 3:10; 13:10; 2Co 7:1, 10; Ga 5:19; Ep 2:1, 5; 4:12; Php 3:12; Col 1:28; 4:12; 1Ti 3:16; 6:19; 2Ti 2:19, 25; He 5:12; 7:11; 9:14; 11:6; 12:13; Jm 1:4; 1P 1:21; 5:10; 1Jn 4:12; 5:10.
[2] Ec 12:14; Is 26:19; Ezk 37:1; Dn 12:2; Mt 3:14; 20:22; 22:23; 25:31; 28:19; Mk 7:4, 8; 16:16; Lk 3:16; 11:38; 12:50; 14:14; Jn 1:33; 3:25; 4:1; 5:29; 11:24; Ac 2:38, 41; 4:2; 6:6; 8:12, 14, 16, 36; 10:47; 13:3; 16:15, 33; 17:18, 31; 19:2, 6; 23:6; 24:15, 21, 25; 26:8; Ro 2:5, 16; 6:3, 5; 1Co 1:12; 10:2; 12:13; 15:13; 2Co 5:10; Php 3:21; Col 2:12; 1Th 4:14; 2Ti 2:18; He 9:10; 11:35; 1P 3:20; 2P 3:7; Jde 1:14; Rv 20:10. [3] Ac 18:21; Ro 15:32; 1Co 4:19; 16:7; Jm 4:15. [4] Nu 24:3, 15; Mt 5:13; 7:21; 12:31, 45; Lk 10:19; 11:24; Jn 3:27; 4:10; 6:32; 15:6; Ac 8:20; 10:45; 11:17; 15:8; Ro 1:11; 1Co 13:1; Ga 3:2, 5; Ep 2:8; 3:7; 4:7; 1Ti 4:14; 2Ti 2:25; 4:14; He 2:4; 10:26, 32; 12:15; Jm 1:17; 2P 2:20; 1Jn 5:16. [5] Mt 13:20; Mk 4:16; 6:20; Lk 8:13; He 2:5; 1P 2:3; 2P 2:20. [6] Ps 51:10; Is 1:28; Zc 12:10; Mt 23:31; 27:38; Mk 15:29; Lk 11:48; 23:35; 2Ti 2:25; He 6:4; 10:29; 12:2. [7] Gn 27:27; Lv 25:21; Dt 28:11; Ps 24:5; 65:9, 10; 104:11; 126:6; Is 44:3; 55:10; Ezk 34:26; Ho 10:12; Jol 2:21; Mal 3:10; Jm 5:7. [8] Gn 3:17; 4:11; 5:29; Dt 29:28; Jb 31:40; Ps 107:34; Is 5:1; 27:10; Jr 17:6; 44:22; Ezk 15:2; 20:47; Mal 4:1; Mt 3:10; 7:19; 25:41; Mk 11:14, 21; Lk 13:7; Jn 15:6; He 10:27; 12:17; Rv 20:15. [9] Is 57:15; Mt 5:3; Mk 16:16; Ac 11:18; 20:21; 2Co 7:10; Ga 5:6, 22; Php 1:6; 1Th 1:3; Tit 2:11; He 2:3; 5:9; 6:4, 10; 10:34, 39. [10] Dt 32:4; Ne 5:19; 13:22, 31; Ps 20:3; Pv 14:31; Jr 2:2; 18:20; Mt 10:42; 25:35, 40; Mk 9:41; Jn 13:20; Ac 2:44; 4:34; 9:36; 10:4, 31; 11:29; Ro 3:4; 12:13; 15:25; 1Co 13:4; 16:1; 2Co 8:1; 9:1, 11; Ga 5:6, 13; 6:10; Php 4:16; Col 3:17; 1Th 1:3; 2Th 1:6; 1Ti 6:18; 2Ti 1:17; 4:8; Phm 1:5; He 13:16; Jm 2:15; 1Jn 1:9; 3:14, 17. but to be stedfast,11 Andº we desireºª that every oneº of youº do shewºª the² sameº diligenceº toº the² full assuranceº of hopeº untoº the end:º [11] Is 32:17; Mt 24:13; Ro 5:2; 8:24; 12:8, 11, 12; 15:13; 1Co 13:13; 15:58; Ga 5:5; 6:9; Php 1:9; 3:15; Col 1:5, 23; 2:2; 1Th 1:5; 4:10; 2Th 2:16; 3:13; He 3:6, 14; 6:18; 10:22, 32; 1P 1:3, 21; 2P 1:5, 10; 3:14; 1Jn 3:1, 14, 19; Rv 2:26.
diligent, and patient to wait upon God,12 That¹ª² ye beºª not¹² slothful,º butº followersº of them who throughº faithº andº patienceº inheritºª the² promises.º [12] Pv 12:24; 13:4; 15:19; 18:9; 24:30; So 1:8; Jr 6:16; Mt 22:32; 25:26; Lk 8:15; 16:22; 20:37; Ro 2:7; 4:12; 8:25; 12:11; 1Th 1:3; He 1:14; 5:11; 6:15; 10:36; 11:8, 9, 17, 33; 12:1; 13:7; Jm 5:10; 1P 3:5; 2P 1:10; 1Jn 2:25; Rv 13:10; 14:12, 13.
because God is most sure in his promise.13 Forº when Godº made promiseºª to Abraham,º becauseº he couldºª swearºª byº noº greater,º he swareºª byº himself,º 14 Saying,ºª Surelyºº blessingºª I will blessºª thee,º andº multiplyingºª I will multiplyºª thee.º 15 Andº so,º after he had patiently endured,ºª he obtainedºª the² promise.º 16 Forº menº verilyº swearºª byº the² greater:º andº an oathº forº confirmationº [is] to themº an endº of allº strife.º 17 Whereinºº God,º willingºª more abundantlyº to shewºª unto the² heirsº of promiseº the² immutabilityº of his¹² counsel,º confirmedºª [it] by an oath:º 18 Thatº byº twoº immutableº things,º inº whichº [it was] impossibleº for Godº to lie,ºª we might haveºª a strongº consolation,º who¹ have fled for refugeºª to lay hold¹ª upon² the hopeº set before² us:¹ª 19 Whichº [hope] we haveºª asº an anchorº of the² soul,º bothº sureº andº stedfast,º andº which enterethºª intoº that withinº the² veil;º 20 Whitherº the forerunnerº is¹ª forº usº entered,ºª [even] Jesus,º madeºª an high priestº for¹ everº² afterº the² orderº of Melchisedec.º [13] Gn 22:15; Ps 105:9; Is 45:23; Jr 22:5; 49:13; Ezk 32:13; Mi 7:20; Lk 1:73; He 6:16.
[14] Gn 17:2; 48:4; Ex 32:13; Dt 1:10; Ne 9:23. [15] Gn 12:2; 15:2; 17:16; 21:2; Ex 1:7; Hab 2:2; Ro 4:17; He 6:12. [16] Gn 14:22; 21:23, 30; 31:53; Ex 22:11; Jsh 9:15; 2S 21:2; Ezk 17:16; Mt 23:20; He 6:13. [17] Gn 26:28; Ex 22:11; Jb 23:13; Ps 33:11; 36:8; Pv 19:21; So 5:1; Is 14:24, 26; 46:10; 54:9; 55:7, 11; Jr 33:20, 25; Mal 3:6; Jn 10:10; Ro 8:17; 11:29; Ga 3:29; He 6:12, 16, 18; 11:7, 9; Jm 1:17; 2:5; 1P 1:3; 3:7. [18] Gn 19:22; Nu 23:19; 35:11; Jsh 20:3; 1S 15:29; 1K 2:28; Ps 46:1; 62:8; 110:4; Pv 3:18; 4:13; Is 27:5; 32:1; 51:12; 56:4; 64:7; 66:10; Zc 9:12; Mt 3:7; 24:35; Lk 2:25; Ro 3:4, 25; 15:5; 2Co 1:5; 5:18; Php 2:1; Col 1:5, 23, 27; 1Th 1:10; 2Th 2:16; 1Ti 1:1; 6:12; 2Ti 2:13; Tit 1:2; He 3:11; 7:21; 11:7; 12:1; 1Jn 1:10; 5:10. [19] Lv 16:2, 15; Ps 42:5, 11; 43:5; 62:5; 146:5; Is 12:2; 25:3; 28:16; Jr 17:7; Mt 27:51; Ac 27:29, 40; Ro 4:16; 5:5; 8:28; 1Co 15:58; Ep 2:6; Col 3:1; 2Ti 2:19; He 4:16; 9:3, 7; 10:20. [20] Jn 14:2; Ro 8:34; Ep 1:3, 20; He 1:3; 2:10; 3:1; 4:14; 5:6, 10; 7:1; 8:1; 9:12, 24; 12:2; 1P 3:22; 1Jn 2:12. ©2011 by First Gospel Publications, Zion, Ill. All rights reserved. For downloads and more information please visit www.FirstGospel.com. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Chaldee and Greek Dictionaries Featuring the qBible.com Living Strong's Lexical Map ©2003 by The WWW Chat Bible Compages. All rights reserved. For how to use color-coding please view [www.ChatBible.com/key.html]. |
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