A Call to Maturity

Διὸ ,
Dio
ἀφέντες
aphentes
τὸν
ton
the
τῆς
tēs
-
ἀρχῆς
archēs
τοῦ
tou
of the
Χριστοῦ
Christou
λόγον ,
logon
ἐπὶ
epi
to
τὴν
tēn
-
τελειότητα
teleiotēta
φερώμεθα ,
pherōmetha
we should go on ,
μὴ
not
πάλιν
palin
θεμέλιον
themelion
καταβαλλόμενοι
kataballomenoi
μετανοίας
metanoias
ἀπὸ
apo
νεκρῶν
nekrōn
ἔργων ,
ergōn
καὶ
kai
and
πίστεως
pisteōs
ἐπὶ
epi
in
Θεόν ,
Theon
God ,
βαπτισμῶν
baptismōn
διδαχὴν ,
didachēn
ἐπιθέσεώς
epitheseōs
of laying on
τε
te
χειρῶν ,
cheirōn
of hands ,
ἀναστάσεώς
anastaseōs
of [the] resurrection
‹τε›
te
νεκρῶν
nekrōn
of [the] dead
καὶ
kai
and
κρίματος
krimatos
αἰωνίου .
aiōniou
καὶ
kai
And
τοῦτο
touto
ποιήσομεν ,
poiēsomen
we will do ,
ἐάνπερ
eanper
if
ἐπιτρέπῃ
epitrepē
ho
-
Θεός .
Theos
God .
Ἀδύνατον
Adynaton
[It is] impossible
γὰρ
gar
τοὺς
tous
ἅπαξ
hapax
φωτισθέντας ,
phōtisthentas
γευσαμένους
geusamenous
τε
te
τῆς
tēs
of the
δωρεᾶς
dōreas
τῆς
tēs
-
ἐπουρανίου ,
epouraniou
καὶ
kai
and
μετόχους
metochous
γενηθέντας
genēthentas
Πνεύματος
Pneumatos
of [the] Spirit
Ἁγίου ,
Hagiou
καὶ
kai
and
καλὸν
kalon
[the] goodness
γευσαμένους
geusamenous
Θεοῦ
Theou
of God’s
ῥῆμα ,
rhēma
δυνάμεις
dynameis
[the] power
τε
te
μέλλοντος
mellontos
[of the] coming
αἰῶνος —
aiōnos
age
καὶ
kai
and then
παραπεσόντας —
parapesontas
πάλιν
palin
ἀνακαινίζειν
anakainizein
εἰς
eis
to
μετάνοιαν ,
metanoian
ἀνασταυροῦντας
anastaurountas
ἑαυτοῖς
heautois
τὸν
ton
the
Υἱὸν
Huion
τοῦ
tou
-
Θεοῦ
Theou
of God
καὶ
kai
and
παραδειγματίζοντας .
paradeigmatizontas
Γῆ
γὰρ
gar
-
πιοῦσα
piousa
τὸν
ton
the
ἐπ’
ep’
αὐτῆς
autēs
it
ἐρχόμενον
erchomenon
πολλάκις
pollakis
ὑετόν ,
hyeton
καὶ
kai
and
τίκτουσα
tiktousa
βοτάνην
botanēn
εὔθετον
eutheton
ἐκείνοις
ekeinois
δι’
di’
for the sake of
οὓς
hous
καὶ
kai
γεωργεῖται ,
geōrgeitai
it is tilled ,
μεταλαμβάνει
metalambanei
εὐλογίας
eulogias
ἀπὸ
apo
τοῦ
tou
-
Θεοῦ .
Theou
God .
ἐκφέρουσα
ekpherousa
δὲ
de
ἀκάνθας
akanthas
καὶ
kai
and
τριβόλους
tribolous
ἀδόκιμος
adokimos
καὶ
kai
and
κατάρας
kataras
ἐγγύς ,
engys
near to ,
ἧς
hēs
τὸ
to
the
τέλος
telos
end [is]
εἰς
eis
καῦσιν .
kausin
Πεπείσμεθα
Pepeismetha
δὲ
de
περὶ
peri
ὑμῶν ,
hymōn
you ,
ἀγαπητοί ,
agapētoi
τὰ
ta
of
κρείσσονα ,
kreissona
καὶ
kai
and
ἐχόμενα
echomena
σωτηρίας ,
sōtērias
εἰ
ei
if
καὶ
kai
οὕτως
houtōs
λαλοῦμεν .
laloumen
we speak .
οὐ
ou
Not
γὰρ
gar
ἄδικος
adikos
unjust [is]
ho
-
Θεὸς ,
Theos
God ,
ἐπιλαθέσθαι
epilathesthai
τοῦ
tou
the
ἔργου
ergou
ὑμῶν
hymōn
of you
καὶ
kai
and
τῆς
tēs
the
ἀγάπης
agapēs
ἧς
hēs
ἐνεδείξασθε
enedeixasthe
εἰς
eis
τὸ
to
the
ὄνομα
onoma
αὐτοῦ ,
autou
of Him ,
διακονήσαντες
diakonēsantes
τοῖς
tois
to the
ἁγίοις
hagiois
καὶ
kai
and
διακονοῦντες .
diakonountes
Ἐπιθυμοῦμεν
Epithymoumen
δὲ ,
de
now ,
ἕκαστον
hekaston
ὑμῶν
hymōn
of you
τὴν
tēn
the
αὐτὴν
autēn
ἐνδείκνυσθαι ,
endeiknysthai
to show ,
σπουδὴν ,
spoudēn
πρὸς
pros
τὴν
tēn
the
πληροφορίαν
plērophorian
τῆς
tēs
of the
ἐλπίδος
elpidos
ἄχρι
achri
τέλους ,
telous
[the] end ,
ἵνα
hina
so that
μὴ
not
νωθροὶ
nōthroi
γένησθε ,
genēsthe
you may be ,
μιμηταὶ
mimētai
δὲ
de
τῶν
tōn
διὰ
dia
πίστεως
pisteōs
καὶ
kai
and
μακροθυμίας
makrothymias
κληρονομούντων
klēronomountōn
τὰς
tas
the
ἐπαγγελίας .
epangelias

God's Promise is Certain

Τῷ
-
γὰρ
gar
Ἀβραὰμ
Abraam
ἐπαγγειλάμενος ,
epangeilamenos
ho
-
Θεός ,
Theos
God ,
ἐπεὶ
epei
κατ’
kat’
by
οὐδενὸς
oudenos
no one
εἶχεν
eichen
He had
μείζονος
meizonos
ὀμόσαι ,
omosai
to swear ,
ὤμοσεν
ōmosen
καθ’
kath’
by
ἑαυτοῦ ,
heautou
λέγων ,
legōn
Εἰ
Ei
If
μὴν
mēn
εὐλογῶν
eulogōn
εὐλογήσω
eulogēsō
I will bless
σε ,
se
you ,
καὶ
kai
and
πληθύνων
plēthynōn
πληθυνῶ
plēthynō
I will multiply
σε .
se
you .
καὶ
kai
And
οὕτως
houtōs
μακροθυμήσας ,
makrothymēsas
ἐπέτυχεν
epetychen
τῆς
tēs
the
ἐπαγγελίας .
epangelias
Ἄνθρωποι
Anthrōpoi
γὰρ
gar
κατὰ
kata
by
τοῦ
tou
[one]
μείζονος
meizonos
ὀμνύουσιν ,
omnyousin
καὶ
kai
and
πάσης
pasēs
of all
αὐτοῖς
autois
ἀντιλογίας
antilogias
πέρας ,
peras
an end ,
εἰς
eis
βεβαίωσιν ,
bebaiōsin
ho
[is] the
ὅρκος ,
horkos
ἐν
en
in
περισσότερον
perissoteron
βουλόμενος
boulomenos
ho
-
Θεὸς
Theos
ἐπιδεῖξαι
epideixai
to show
τοῖς
tois
to the
κληρονόμοις
klēronomois
τῆς
tēs
of the
ἐπαγγελίας
epangelias
τὸ
to
the
ἀμετάθετον
ametatheton
τῆς
tēs
of the
βουλῆς
boulēs
αὐτοῦ ,
autou
of Him ,
ἐμεσίτευσεν
emesiteusen
ὅρκῳ ,
horkō
by an oath ,
ἵνα
hina
so that
διὰ
dia
by
δύο
dyo
πραγμάτων
pragmatōn
ἀμεταθέτων ,
ametathetōn
ἐν
en
in
οἷς
hois
ἀδύνατον
adynaton
[it is] impossible
ψεύσασθαι
pseusasthai
to lie
[τὸν]
ton
-
Θεόν ,
Theon
[for] God ,
ἰσχυρὰν
ischyran
παράκλησιν
paraklēsin
ἔχωμεν ,
echōmen
we may have ,
οἱ
hoi
-
καταφυγόντες ,
kataphygontes
κρατῆσαι
kratēsai
τῆς
tēs
of the
προκειμένης
prokeimenēs
ἐλπίδος ,
elpidos
ἣν
hēn
ὡς
hōs
as
ἄγκυραν
ankyran
ἔχομεν
echomen
we have
τῆς
tēs
of the
ψυχῆς ,
psychēs
ἀσφαλῆ
asphalē
τε
te
καὶ
kai
and
βεβαίαν
bebaian
καὶ
kai
and
εἰσερχομένην
eiserchomenēn
εἰς
eis
τὸ
to
ἐσώτερον
esōteron
τοῦ
tou
the
καταπετάσματος ,
katapetasmatos
ὅπου
hopou
πρόδρομος
prodromos
ὑπὲρ
hyper
ἡμῶν
hēmōn
us
εἰσῆλθεν ,
eisēlthen
Ἰησοῦς ,
Iēsous
κατὰ
kata
τὴν
tēn
the
τάξιν
taxin
Μελχισέδεκ ,
Melchisedek
ἀρχιερεὺς
archiereus
γενόμενος
genomenos
εἰς
eis
to
τὸν
ton
the
αἰῶνα .
aiōna
age .