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1 Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,
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Therefore let us move beyond the elementary teachings about Christ and be taken forward to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God,
2 of instruction about washings and laying on of hands, and the resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment.
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instruction about cleansing rites, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
3 And this we will do, if God permits.
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And God permitting, we will do so.
4 For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
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It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,
5 and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come,
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who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age
6 and then have fallen away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance, since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame.
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and who have fallen away, to be brought back to repentance. To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace.
7 For ground that drinks the rain which often falls on it and brings forth vegetation useful to those for whose sake it is also tilled, receives a blessing from God;
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Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God.
8 but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close to being cursed, and it ends up being burned.
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But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed. In the end it will be burned.
9 But, beloved, we are convinced of better things concerning you, and things that accompany salvation, though we are speaking in this way.
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Even though we speak like this, dear friends, we are convinced of better things in your case—the things that have to do with salvation.
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