Hebrews 6:1
Context6:1 Therefore we must progress beyond 1 the elementary 2 instructions about Christ 3 and move on 4 to maturity, not laying this foundation again: repentance from dead works and faith in God,
Hebrews 6:18-19
Context6:18 so that we who have found refuge in him 5 may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie. 6:19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast, which reaches inside behind the curtain, 6
1 tn Grk “Therefore leaving behind.” The implication is not of abandoning this elementary information, but of building on it.
2 tn Or “basic.”
3 tn Grk “the message of the beginning of Christ.”
4 tn Grk “leaving behind…let us move on.”
5 tn Grk “have taken refuge”; the basis of that refuge is implied in the preceding verse.
6 sn The curtain refers to the veil or drape in the temple that separated the holy place from the holy of holies.