1ΔιὸἀφέντεςτὸντῆςἀρχῆςτοῦΧριστοῦλόγονἐπὶτὴνmaturityφερώμεθα,μὴπάλινa foundationlayingof repentanceἀπὸνεκρῶνἔργωνκαὶπίστεωςἐπὶΘεόν,2about baptismsinstruction,of laying onτεχειρῶν,of the resurrectionτενεκρῶνκαὶof judgmentαἰωνίου.3καὶτοῦτοποιήσομεν,ifpermitsὁΘεός.4It is impossibleγὰρτοὺςoncehaving been enlightened,having tastedτετῆςgiftτῆςheavenly,καὶpartakersγενηθένταςΠνεύματοςἉγίου5καὶκαλὸνhaving tastedΘεοῦῥῆμαδυνάμειςτεμέλλοντοςαἰῶνος6καὶhaving fallen away —,πάλινto restore themεἰςrepentance,crucifyingἑαυτοῖςτὸνΥἱὸντοῦΘεοῦκαὶsubjecting Him to open shame.7Γῆγὰρἡπιοῦσατὸνἐπ᾽αὐτῆςἐρχόμενονoftenrain,καὶproducingvegetationusefulἐκείνοιςδι᾽οὓςκαὶit is tilled,partakesof blessingἀπὸτοῦΘεοῦ·8That bringing forthδὲthornsκαὶthistles,is worthlessκαὶa cursenear to,ἧςτὸend isεἰςburning.9Πεπείσμεθαδὲπερὶὑμῶν,ἀγαπητοί,τὰbetter things,καὶἐχόμεναsalvation,εἰκαὶοὕτωςλαλοῦμεν.10οὐγὰρunjust isὁΘεὸςto forgetτοῦἔργουὑμῶνκαὶτῆςἀγάπηςἧςyou have shownεἰςτὸὄνομααὐτοῦ,having ministeredτοῖςἁγίοιςκαὶstill ministering.11We desireδὲἕκαστονὑμῶντὴναὐτὴνto show,earnestness,πρὸςτὴνfull assuranceτῆςἐλπίδοςuntothe end,12ἵναμὴsluggishγένησθε,imitatorsδὲτῶνδιὰπίστεωςκαὶpatienceinheritingτὰςἐπαγγελίας.13ΤῷγὰρἈβραὰμhaving made His promise,ὁΘεός,sinceκατ᾽οὐδενὸςεἶχενμείζονοςto swear,He sworeκαθ᾽ἑαυτοῦ14λέγων·¬ΕἰsurelyblessingI will blessσεκαὶmultiplyingI will multiplyσε·15καὶοὕτωςhaving waited patiently,he obtainedτῆςἐπαγγελίας.16Ἄνθρωποιγὰρκατὰτοῦμείζονοςswear,καὶπάσηςαὐτοῖςdisputesan end,εἰςconfirmation,ὁoath,17ἐνᾧmore abundantlydesiringὁΘεὸςto showτοῖςheirsτῆςἐπαγγελίαςτὸunchangeablenessτῆςpurposeαὐτοῦguaranteed itby an oath,18ἵναδιὰδύοthingsunchangeable,ἐνοἷςit is impossibleto lieτὸνΘεόν,strongencouragementἔχωμενοἱhaving fled for refuge,to take holdτῆςbeing set before usἐλπίδος·19ἣνὡςan anchorἔχομεντῆςψυχῆςsureτεκαὶunshakableκαὶεἰσερχομένηνεἰςτὸwithinτοῦveil,20ὅπουthe forerunnerὑπὲρἡμῶνεἰσῆλθενἸησοῦς,κατὰτὴνorderof Melchizedek,ἀρχιερεὺςγενόμενοςεἰςτὸναἰῶνα.Tap a word to flip it. Press and hold on mobile, or right-click on desktop, for word settings.