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Therefore leavingG863 the principlesG746 of the doctrineG3056 of Christ,G5547 let us goG5342 on to perfection;G5051 not layingG2598 againG3825 the foundationG2310 of repentanceG3341 from deadG3498 works,G2041 and of faithG4102 towardG1909 God,G2316
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Of the doctrineG1322 of baptisms,G909 and of layingG1936 onG1936 of hands,G5495 and of resurrectionG386 of the dead,G3498 and of eternalG166 judgment.G2917
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And thisG5124 will we do,G4160 ifG1437 GodG2316 permit.G2010
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For it is impossibleG102 for thoseG3588 who were onceG530 enlightened,G5461 and haveG2192 tastedG1089 of the heavenlyG2032 gift,G1431 and were madeG1096 partakersG3353 of the HolyG40 Ghost,G4151
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And haveG2192 tastedG1089 the goodG2570 wordG4487 of God,G2316 and the powersG1411 of the worldG165 to come,G3195
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If they shall fallG3895 away,G3895 to renewG340 them againG3825 to repentance;G3341 seeing they crucifyG388 to themselvesG1438 the SonG5207 of GodG2316 afresh,G388 and putG3856 him to an openG3856 shame.G3856
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For the earthG1093 whichG3588 drinksG4095 in the rainG5205 that comesG2064 oftG4178 on it, and bringsG5088 forthG5088 herbsG1008 meetG2111 for them by whomG3739 it is dressed,G1090 receivesG3335 blessingG2129 from God:G2316
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But that which bearsG1627 thornsG173 and briersG5146 is rejected,G96 and is nearG1451 to cursing;G2671 whoseG3739 endG5056 is to be burned.G2740
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But, beloved,G27 we are persuadedG3982 betterG2909 things of you, and things that accompanyG2192 salvation,G4991 thoughG1499 we thusG3779 speak.G2980
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For GodG2316 is not unrighteousG94 to forgetG1950 yourG5216 workG2041 and laborG2873 of love,G26 whichG3739 you haveG2192 showedG1731 towardG1519 his name,G3686 in that you haveG2192 ministeredG1247 to the saints,G40 and do minister.G1247
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And we desireG1937 that everyG1538 one of you do showG1731 the sameG846 diligenceG4710 to the fullG4136 assuranceG4136 of hopeG1680 to the end:G5056
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That you be not slothful,G3576 but followersG3402 of them who throughG1223 faithG4102 and patienceG3115 inheritG2816 the promises.G1860
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For when GodG2316 madeG1861 promiseG1861 to Abraham,G11 becauseG1893 he couldG2192 swearG3660 by noG3762 greater,G3187 he sworeG3660 by himself,G1438
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Saying,G3004 SurelyG2229 blessingG2129 I will blessG2127 you, and multiplyingG4129 I will multiplyG4129 you.
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And so,G3779 after he had patientlyG3114 endured,G3114 he obtainedG2013 the promise.G1860
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For menG444 trulyG3303 swearG3660 by the greater:G3187 and an oathG3727 for confirmationG951 is to them an endG4009 of allG3956 strife.G485
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WhereinG1722 G3757 God,G2316 willingG1014 moreG4054 abundantlyG4054 to showG1925 to the heirsG2818 of promiseG1860 the immutabilityG276 of his counsel,G1012 confirmedG3315 it by an oath:G3727
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That by twoG1417 immutableG276 things, in whichG3739 it was impossibleG102 for GodG2316 to lie,G5574 we might haveG2192 a strongG2478 consolation,G3874 whoG3588 have fledG2703 for refugeG2703 to lay holdG2902 on the hopeG1680 setG4295 beforeG4295 us:
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WhichG3739 hope we haveG2192 as an anchorG45 of the soul,G5590 bothG5037 sureG804 and steadfast,G949 and which entersG1535 intoG1519 that withinG2082 the veil;G2665
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WhereG3699 the forerunnerG4274 is for us entered,G1525 even Jesus,G2424 madeG1096 an highG749 priestG749 for everG165 afterG2596 the orderG5010 of Melchisedec.G3198
