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          DASV: Hebrews 6    

1 Therefore let us leave the basic teachings of Christ, and
press on to maturity; not laying again a foundation of
repentance from dead works, and of faith in God,
2 teaching about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the
resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
3 And we will do this, if God permits.
4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened
and tasted of the heavenly gift, and become partakers of
the Holy Spirit,
5 and tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the age
to come,
6 and then fall away, to bring them back again to repentance;
since they are crucifying for themselves the Son of God all
over again, and hold him up to public shame.
7 For the ground, drinking in the rain that falls frequently on it,
and brings forth crops useful for those who farmed it, receives
a blessing from God.
8 But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and
ready for a curse, and it ends up being burned.
9 But, beloved, we are convinced of better things about you,
things related to salvation, even though we speak this way.
10 For God is not unjust to forget your work and the love which
you have shown for his name, in your service to the saints
as you still serve them.
11 And we desire each one of you to show the same diligence
to the fulfillment of your hope to the end,
12 so that you may not become sluggish, but imitators of those
who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could
swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,
14 saying, "Surely I will greatly bless you and multiply you."
15 And so after having patiently waited, Abraham obtained
the promise.
16 For people swear by someone who is the greater than
themselves and all disputes are brought to an end by an
oath of confirmation.
17 In the same way God, being determined to show more clearly
to the heirs of the promise that his purpose was unchangeable,
confirmed it by an oath,
18 so that by two unchangeable things, since it is impossible
for God to lie, we who have fled to him for refuge might have
strong encouragement to hold on tight to the hope set before us.
19 We have this sure and steadfast hope as an anchor of the soul,
that enters the place behind the sanctuary curtain,
20 where Jesus as a forerunner entered for us, having become
a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

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