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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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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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For 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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And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, |
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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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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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But that which beareth thorns and briers rejected, and nigh unto cursing; whose end to be burned. |
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But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. |
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For God 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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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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That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. |
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For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, |
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Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. |
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And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. |
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For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation to them an end of all strife. |
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Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed by an oath: |
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That by two immutable things, in which 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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Which we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; |
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Whither the forerunner is for us entered, Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. |