<vn='1'><sn="1352">Therefore</s><sn="863">leaving</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="746">principles</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="3056">doctrine</s> of <sn="5547">Christ</s>, let us go <sn="5342">on</s><sn="1909">unto</s><sn="5047">perfection</s>; <sn="3361">not</s><sn="2598">laying</s><sn="3825">again</s> the <sn="2310">foundation</s> of <sn="3341">repentance</s><sn="575">from</s><sn="3498">dead</s><sn="2041">works</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> of <sn="4102">faith</s><sn="1909">toward</s><sn="2316">God</s>, </v>
<vn='2'>Of the <sn="1322">doctrine</s> of <sn="909">baptisms</s>, <sn="5037">and</s> of laying <sn="1936">on</s> of <sn="5495">hands</s>, <sn="5037">and</s> of <sn="386">resurrection</s> of the <sn="3498">dead</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> of <sn="166">eternal</s><sn="2917">judgment</s>. </v>
<vn='3'><sn="2532">And</s><sn="5124">this</s> will we <sn="4160">do</s>, <sn="1437 4007">if</s><sn="2316">God</s><sn="2010">permit</s>. </v>
<vn='4'><sn="1063">For</s> it is <sn="102">impossible</s> for those who were once <sn="5461 530">enlightened</s>, <sn="5037">and</s> have <sn="1089">tasted</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="2032">heavenly</s><sn="1431">gift</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> were <sn="1096">made</s><sn="3353">partakers</s> of the <sn="40">Holy</s><sn="4151">Ghost</s>, </v>
<vn='5'><sn="2532">And</s> have <sn="1089">tasted</s> the <sn="2570">good</s><sn="4487">word</s> of <sn="2316">God</s>, <sn="5037">and</s> the <sn="1411">powers</s> of the <sn="165">world</s> to <sn="3195">come</s>, </v>
<vn='6'>If <sn="*2532">they</s> shall fall <sn="3895">away</s>, to <sn="340">renew</s> them <sn="3825">again</s><sn="1519">unto</s><sn="3341">repentance</s>; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God <sn="388 1438 3588 5207 2316">afresh</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> put him to an open <sn="3856">shame</s>. </v>
<vn='7'><sn="1063">For</s> the <sn="1093">earth</s> which drinketh <sn="4095">in</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="5205">rain</s> that <sn="2064">cometh</s><sn="4178">oft</s><sn="1909">upon</s><sn="846">it</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> bringeth <sn="5088">forth</s><sn="1008">herbs</s><sn="2111">meet</s> for <sn="1565">them</s><sn="1223">by</s><sn="3739">whom</s> it <sn="*2532">is</s><sn="1090">dressed</s>, <sn="3335">receiveth</s><sn="2129">blessing</s><sn="575">from</s><sn="2316">God</s>: </v>
<vn='8'><sn="1161">But</s> that which <sn="1627">beareth</s><sn="173">thorns</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="5146">briars</s> is <sn="96">rejected</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> is nigh <sn="1451">unto</s><sn="2671">cursing</s>; <sn="3739">whose</s><sn="5056">end</s> is to be <sn="1519 2740">burned</s>. </v>
<vn='9'><sn="1161">But</s>, <sn="27">beloved</s>, we are <sn="3982">persuaded</s> better <sn="2909">things</s><sn="4012">of</s><sn="5216">you</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> things that <sn="2192">accompany</s><sn="4991">salvation</s>, <sn="1499">though</s> we <sn="3779">thus</s><sn="2980">speak</s>. </v>
<vn='10'><sn="1063">For</s><sn="2316">God</s> is <sn="3756">not</s><sn="94">unrighteous</s> to <sn="1950">forget</s><sn="5216">your</s><sn="2041">work</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="2873">labor</s> of <sn="26">love</s>, <sn="3739">which</s> ye have <sn="1731">showed</s><sn="1519">toward</s><sn="846">his</s><sn="3686">name</s>, in that ye have <sn="1247">ministered</s> to <sn="3588">the</s><sn="40">saints</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> do <sn="1247">minister</s>. </v>
<vn='11'><sn="1161">And</s> we <sn="1937">desire</s> that every <sn="1538">one</s> of <sn="5216">you</s> do <sn="1731">show</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="846">same</s><sn="4710">diligence</s><sn="4314">to</s><sn="3588">the</s> full <sn="4136">assurance</s> of <sn="1680">hope</s><sn="891">unto</s> the <sn="5056">end</s>: </v>
<vn='12'><sn="2443">That</s> ye <sn="1096">be</s><sn="3361">not</s><sn="3576">slothful</s>, <sn="1161">but</s><sn="3402">followers</s> of them who <sn="1223">through</s><sn="4102">faith</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="3115">patience</s><sn="2816">inherit</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="1860">promises</s>. </v>
<vn='13'><sn="1063">For</s> when <sn="2316">God</s> made <sn="1861">promise</s> to <sn="11">Abraham</s>, <sn="1893">because</s> he <sn="2192">could</s><sn="3660">swear</s><sn="2596">by</s><sn="3762">no</s><sn="3187">greater</s>, he <sn="3660">swore</s><sn="2596">by</s><sn="1438">himself</s>, </v>
<vn='14'><sn="3004">Saying</s>, <sn="2229 3375">Surely</s><sn="2127">blessing</s> I will <sn="2127">bless</s><sn="4571">thee</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="4129">multiplying</s> I will <sn="4129">multiply</s><sn="4571">thee</s>. </v>
<vn='15'><sn="2532">And</s><sn="3779">so</s>, after he had patiently <sn="3114">endured</s>, he <sn="2013">obtained</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="1860">promise</s>. </v>
<vn='16'><sn="1063">For</s><sn="444">men</s><sn="3303">verily</s><sn="3660">swear</s><sn="2596">by</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="3187">greater</s>: <sn="2532">and</s> an <sn="3727">oath</s><sn="1519">for</s><sn="951">confirmation</s> is to <sn="846">them</s> an <sn="4009">end</s> of <sn="3956">all</s><sn="485">strife</s>. </v>
<vn='17'><sn="1722 3739">Wherein</s><sn="2316">God</s>, <sn="1014">willing</s> more <sn="4054">abundantly</s> to <sn="1925">show</s> unto <sn="3588">the</s><sn="2818">heirs</s> of <sn="1860">promise</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="276">immutability</s> of <sn="848">his</s><sn="1012">counsel</s>, <sn="3315">confirmed</s> it by an <sn="3727">oath</s>: </v>
<vn='18'><sn="2443">That</s><sn="1223">by</s><sn="1417">two</s><sn="276">immutable</s><sn="4229">things</s>, <sn="1722">in</s><sn="3739">which</s> it was <sn="102">impossible</s> for <sn="2316">God</s> to <sn="5574">lie</s>, we might <sn="2192">have</s> a <sn="2478">strong</s><sn="3874">consolation</s>, who have fled for <sn="2703">refuge</s> to lay hold <sn="2902">upon</s> the <sn="1680">hope</s> set <sn="4295">before</s> us: </v>
<vn='19'><sn="3739">Which</s> hope we <sn="2192">have</s><sn="5613">as</s> an <sn="45">anchor</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="5590">soul</s>, <sn="5037">both</s><sn="804">sure</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="949">steadfast</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> which <sn="1525">entereth</s><sn="1519">into</s> that <sn="2082">within</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2665">veil</s>; </v>
<vn='20'><sn="3699">Whither</s> the <sn="4274">forerunner</s> is <sn="5228">for</s><sn="2257">us</s><sn="1525">entered</s>, even <sn="2424">Jesus</s>, <sn="1096">made</s> a high <sn="749">priest</s><sn="1519 165">forever</s><sn="2596">after</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="5010">order</s> of <sn="3198">Melchizedek</s>. </v>