Hebrews 6:1

Therefore leaving elementary instruction about the Christ, let us advance to mature manhood and not be continually re-laying a foundation of repentance from lifeless works and of faith in God,

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

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,

In Context

2or of teaching about ceremonial washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and the last judgement.

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Cross References

Matthew 4:17From that time Jesus began to preach. "Repent," He said, "for the Kingdom of the Heavens is now close at hand."

Matthew 7:25and the heavy rain falls, the swollen torrents come, and the winds blow and beat against the house; yet it does not fall, for its foundation is on rock.

Matthew 21:32For John came to you observing all sorts of ritual, and you put no faith in him: the tax-gatherers and the notorious sinners did put faith in him, and you, though you saw this example set you, were not even afterwards sorry so as to believe him.

Mark 6:12So they set out, and preached in order that men might repent.

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 6:1

In this chapter the apostle proceeds to persuade the Hebrews to make a better proficiency in religion than they had done, as the best way to prevent apostasy, the dreadful nature and consequences of which sin he sets forth in a serious manner ( ver. 1-8 ), and then expresses his good hopes concerning them, that they would persevere in faith and holiness, to which he exhorts them, and sets before them the great encouragement they had from God, both with respect to their duty and happiness, ver. 9, to the end . Read the whole commentary →

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