| King James Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Therefore 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, | 1Therefore, leaving the elementary message about the Messiah, let us go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, faith in God, |
| 2Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. | 2teaching about ritual washings, laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. |
| 3And this will we do, if God permit. | 3And we will do this if God permits. |
| 4For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, | 4For it is impossible to renew to repentance those who were once enlightened, who tasted the heavenly gift, became companions with the Holy Spirit, |
| 5And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, | 5tasted God's good word and the powers of the coming age, |
| 6If 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. | 6and who have fallen away, because, to their own harm, they are recrucifying the Son of God and holding Him up to contempt. |
| 7For 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: | 7For ground that has drunk the rain that has often fallen on it and that produces vegetation useful to those it is cultivated for receives a blessing from God. |
| 8But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned. | 8But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and about to be cursed, and will be burned at the end. |
| 9But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. | 9Even though we are speaking this way, dear friends, in your case we are confident of the better things connected with salvation. |
| 10For God is 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. | 10For God is not unjust; He will not forget your work and the love you showed for His name when you served the saints--and you continue to serve them. |
| 11And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: | 11Now we want each of you to demonstrate the same diligence for the final realization of your hope, |
| 12That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. | 12so that you won't become lazy but will be imitators of those who inherit the promises through faith and perseverance. |
| 13For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, | 13For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself: |
| 14Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. | 14I will indeed bless you, and I will greatly multiply you. |
| 15And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. | 15And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise. |
| 16For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. | 16For men swear by something greater than themselves, and for them a confirming oath ends every dispute. |
| 17Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: | 17Because God wanted to show His unchangeable purpose even more clearly to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath, |
| 18That by two immutable things, in which it was 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: | 18so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us. |
| 19Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; | 19We have this hope as an anchor for our lives, safe and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain. |
| 20Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. | 20Jesus has entered there on our behalf as a forerunner, because He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek. |
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