Hebrews 6:1-6. Chiastic structure copied from Chiastic Analysis
of the Epistle to the Hebrews, arranged by John Bligh (Athenaeum
Press, Heythrop College, Oxon, England: 1966). Bligh's work is almost entirely
in Greek. For website purposes, I have used unaccented Greek from the Unbound Bible,
Nestle-Aland 26,
at unbound.biola.edu
I have added English from the New American Standard Bible, revised.
A | 6:1a dio
afenteV ton thV archV tou cristou logon epi thn teleiothta ferwmeqa Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, mh palin qemelion kataballomenoi
metanoiaV apo nekrwn ergwn |
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B | kai pistewV epi qeon and of faith toward God, | |||||||
C | 2 baptismwn didachV of instruction about washings | |||||||
D | epiqesewV te ceirwn and laying on of hands, | |||||||
E | anastasewV te nekrwn and the resurrection of the dead | |||||||
F | kai krimatoV aiwniou and eternal judgment. | |||||||
G | kai touto poihsomen And this we will do, | |||||||
H | eanper epitreph o qeoV if God permits. | |||||||
G* | 4 adunaton gar For ... it is impossible | |||||||
F* | touV apax
fwtisqentaV [in the case] of those who have once been enlightened |
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E* | geusamenouV
te thV dwreaV thV epouraniou and have tasted of the heavenly gift |
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D* | kai
metocouV genhqentaV pneumatoV agiou and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, |
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C* | 5 kai kalon
geusamenouV qeou rhma dunameiV te mellontoV aiwnoV and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, |
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B* | 6 kai parapesontaV and then have fallen away, | |||||||
A* | palin
anakainizein eiV metanoian to renew them again to repentance, anastaurountaV eautoiV ton uion tou qeou
kai paradeigmatizontaV |