1 He exhorts not to fall back from the faith;
11 but to be stedfast,
12 diligent, and patient to wait upon God;
13 because God is most sure in his promise.

leaving. See on ch. 5:12-14

principles of the doctrine. or, word of the beginning. Mr 1:1 Joh 1:1-3 1Ti 3:16

let. 7:11 12:13 Pr 4:18 Mt 5:48 1Co 13:10 2Co 7:1 Eph 4:12 Php 3:12-15 Col 1:28 4:12 Jas 1:4 1Pe 5:10 1Jo 4:12

laying. Mt 7:25 Lu 6:48 1Co 3:10-12 1Ti 6:19 2Ti 2:19

repentance. Isa 55:6,7 Eze 18:30-32 Zec 12:10 Mt 3:2 4:17 21:29,32 Mr 6:12 Ac 2:38 3:19 11:18 17:30 20:21 26:20 2Co 7:10 2Ti 2:25,26

dead. 9:14 Ga 5:19-21 Eph 2:1,5

faith. 11:6 Joh 5:24 12:44 14:1 1Pe 1:21 1Jo 5:10-13

2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

the doctrine. 9:10 Mr 7:4,8 Lu 11:38 *Gr: Mt 3:14 20:22,23 28:19 Mr 16:16 Lu 3:16 12:50 Joh 1:33 3:25,26 Joh 4:1,2 Ac 2:38,41 8:12,13,16,36-38 10:47 16:15,33 19:2-5 Ro 6:3,4 1Co 1:12-17 10:2 12:13 Col 2:12 1Pe 3:20,21

laying. Ac 6:6 8:14-18 13:3 19:6

resurrection. 11:35 Isa 26:19 Eze 37:1-14 Da 12:2 Mt 22:23-32 Lu 14:14 Joh 5:29 11:24,25 Ac 4:2 17:18,31,32 23:6 24:15,21 26:8 Ro 6:5 1Co 15:13-57 Php 3:21 1Th 4:14-18 2Ti 2:18

eternal. Ec 12:14 Mt 25:31-46 Ac 17:31 24:25 Ro 2:5-10,16 2Co 5:10 2Pe 3:7 Jude 1:14,15 Re 20:10-15

3 And this will we do, if God permit.

if. Ac 18:21 Ro 15:32 1Co 4:19 16:7 Jas 4:15

4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

it is. 10:26-29 12:15-17 Mt 5:13 12:31,32,45 Lu 11:24-26 Joh 15:6 2Ti 2:25 4:14 2Pe 2:20-22 1Jo 5:16

were once. 10:32 Nu 24:3,15,16

and have. Mt 7:21,22 Lu 10:19,20 Joh 3:27 4:10 6:32 Ac 8:20 10:45 11:17 Ro 1:11 1Co 13:1,2 Eph 2:8 3:7 4:7 1Ti 4:14 Jas 1:17,18

partakers. 2:4 Ac 15:8 Ga 3:2,5

5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,

tasted. Mt 13:20,21 Mr 4:16,17 6:20 Lu 8:13 1Pe 2:3 2Pe 2:20

the powers. 2:5

6 If 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.

to renew. See on ver. 4 Ps 51:10 Isa 1:28 2Ti 2:25

they crucify. 10:29 Zec 12:10 *etc: Mt 23:31,32 Lu 11:48

an open. 12:2 Mt 27:38-44 Mr 15:29-32 Lu 23:35-39

7 For 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:

the earth. De 28:11,12 Ps 65:9-13 104:11-13 Isa 55:10-13 Joe 2:21-26 Jas 5:7

by. or, for. receiveth. Ge 27:27 Le 25:21 Ps 24:5 65:10 126:6 Isa 44:3 Eze 34:26 Ho 10:12 Mal 3:10

8 But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

beareth. 12:17 Ge 3:17,18 4:11 5:29 De 29:28 Job 31:40 Ps 107:34 Isa 5:1-7 Jer 17:6 44:22 Mr 11:14,21 Lu 13:7-9

whose. 10:27 Isa 27:10,11 Eze 15:2-7 20:47 Mal 4:1 Mt 3:10 7:19 25:41 Joh 15:6 Re 20:15

9 But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.

beloved. 4-6,10 10:34,39 Php 1:6,7 1Th 1:3,4

things. 2:3 5:9 Isa 57:15 Mt 5:3-12 Mr 16:16 Ac 11:18 20:21 2Co 7:10 Ga 5:6,22,23 Tit 2:11-14

10 For 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.

For. Pr 14:31 Mt 10:42 25:40 Joh 13:20

God. De 32:4 Ro 3:4,5 2Th 1:6,7 2Ti 4:8 1Jo 1:9

to forget. Ne 5:19 13:22,31 Ps 20:3 Jer 2:2,3 18:20 Ac 10:4,31

work. 1Co 13:4-7 Ga 5:6,13 1Th 1:3 1Jo 3:17,18

which. 13:16 Pr 14:31 Mt 10:42 25:35-40 Mr 9:41 Ac 2:44,45 4:34,35 Ac 9:36-39 11:29 Ro 12:13 15:25-27 1Co 16:1-3 2Co 8:1-9 9:1 2Co 9:11-15 Ga 6:10 Php 4:16-18 Col 3:17 1Ti 6:18 2Ti 1:17,18 Phm 1:5-7 Jas 2:15-17 1Jo 3:14-17

11 And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:

we desire. Ro 12:8,11 1Co 15:58 Ga 6:9 Php 1:9-11 3:15 1Th 4:10 2Th 3:13 2Pe 1:5-8 3:14

to the. 3:6,14 10:22 Isa 32:17 Col 2:2 1Th 1:5 2Pe 1:10 1Jo 3:14,19

of hope. 18-20 Ro 5:2-5 8:24,25 12:12 15:13 1Co 13:13 Ga 5:5 Col 1:5,23 2Th 2:16,17 1Pe 1:3-5,21 1Jo 3:1-3

unto. 3:6,14 10:32-35 Mt 24:13 Re 2:26

12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

ye. 5:11 *Gr: Pr 12:24 13:4 15:19 18:9 24:30-34 Mt 25:26 Ro 12:11 2Pe 1:10

but. 12:1 13:7 So 1:8 Jer 6:16 Ro 4:12 Jas 5:10,11 1Pe 3:5,6

faith. 15 10:36 11:8-16 Lu 8:15 Ro 2:7 8:25,26 1Th 1:3 Re 13:10 14:12

inherit. 1:14 10:36 11:9,17,33 Mt 22:32 Lu 16:22 20:37,38 1Jo 2:25 Re 14:13

13 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

he sware. 16-18 Ge 22:15-18 Eze 32:13 Ps 105:9,10 Isa 45:23 Jer 22:5 Jer 49:13 Mic 7:20 Lu 1:73

14 Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

multiplying. Ge 17:2 48:4 Ex 32:13 De 1:10 Ne 9:23

15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

12 Ge 12:2,3 15:2-6 17:16,17 21:2-7 Ex 1:7 Hab 2:2,3 Ro 4:17-25

16 For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

swear. 13 Ge 14:22 21:23 Mt 23:20-22

an oath. Ge 21:30,31 31:53 Ex 22:11 Jos 9:15-20 2Sa 21:2 Eze 17:16-20

17 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:

more. Ps 36:8 So 5:1 Isa 55:7 Joh 10:10 1Pe 1:3

the heirs. 12 11:7,9 Ro 8:17 Ga 3:29 Jas 2:5 1Pe 3:7

the immutability. 18 Job 23:13,14 Ps 33:11 Pr 19:21 Isa 14:24,26,27 46:10 Isa 54:9,10 55:11 Jer 33:20,21,25,26 Mal 3:6 Ro 11:29 Jas 1:17

confirmed it. Gr. interposed himself. 16 Ge 26:28 Ex 22:11

18 That 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:

two. 3:11 7:21 Ps 110:4 Mt 24:35

impossible. Nu 23:19 1Sa 15:29 Ro 3:4 2Ti 2:13 Tit 1:2 1Jo 1:10 5:10

we might. Isa 51:12 66:10-13 Lu 2:25 Ro 15:5 2Co 1:5-7 Php 2:1 2Th 2:16,17

who. 11:7 Ge 19:22 Nu 35:11-15 Jos 20:3 Ps 46:1 62:8 Isa 32:1,2 Zec 9:12 Mt 3:7 2Co 5:18-21 1Th 1:10

lay. 1Ki 2:28 Pr 3:18 4:13 Isa 27:5 56:4 64:7 1Ti 6:12

the hope. Col 1:5,23,27 1Ti 1:1

set. 12:1,2 Ro 3:25

19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;

as an. Ac 27:29,40

both. Ps 42:5,11 43:5 62:5,6 146:5,6 Isa 12:2 25:3,4 28:16 Jer 17:7,8 Ro 4:16 5:5-10 8:28-39 1Co 15:58 2Ti 2:19

entereth. 4:16 9:3,7 10:20,21 Le 16:2,15 Mt 27:51 Eph 2:6 Col 3:1

20 Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

the forerunner. 2:10 Joh 14:2,3

for. 1:3 4:14 8:1 9:12,24 12:2 Ro 8:34 Eph 1:3,20-23 1Pe 3:22 1Jo 2:12

an. See on ch. 3:1 5:6,10 7:1-21