• Hebrews 6:6
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 6 καὶ and παραπεσόντας, having fallen beside, πάλιν again ἀνακαινίζειν to be renovating εἰς into μετάνοιαν, repentance, ἀνασταυροῦντας putting on stake again ἑαυτοῖς to themselves τὸν the υἱὸν Son τοῦ of the θεοῦ God καὶ and παραδειγματίζοντας. (ones) making to be show beside.

  • Hebrews 6:6
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 6 And who have fallen away Again to be remoulding them into repentance; Seeing they are again crucifying unto themselves the Son of God And holding him up as an example.

  • Hebrews 6:6
    King James Version

    • 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.

  • Hebrews Study Notes—Chapter 6
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 6:6

      it is impossible to revive them again to repentance: Here Paul refers to some who had fallen away, or apostatized from the Christian faith. It seems that they had knowingly made the choice to become apostates, even though they had been “once enlightened.” (Heb 6:4 and study note) Under inspiration, Paul indicates that they had deliberately sinned against God’s holy spirit. Such ones never repent.​—Mr 3:28, 29; Heb 10:26, 27; 12:25.

      they nail the Son of God to the stake again: Paul here uses extremely strong language to denounce those anointed Christians who had deliberately chosen to abandon the Christian faith. This phrase is not, of course, meant in a literal sense. Christ had died “once for all time”; he was now immortal and could not be put to death again. (Heb 9:12; 1Ti 6:16 and study note) What is more, the Roman soldiers who actually nailed Jesus to the stake were not beyond all hope of forgiveness. (Lu 23:34 and study note) So here Paul apparently likens unrepentant apostates to such men as Judas Iscariot and those religious leaders who arranged for Jesus to be nailed to the stake. (Joh 19:11 and study note, 15, 16) Such apostates showed the same contempt for Jesus and his ransom sacrifice that those wicked men had shown, and they faced the same punishment​—eternal destruction.​—Heb 10:29.