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Hebrews 6:9

New Century Version

Dear friends, we are saying this to you, but we really expect better things from you that will lead to your salvation.

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And this is the reason: God lives forever and is holy. He is high and lifted up. He says, “I live in a high and holy place, but I also live with people who are sad and humble. I give new life to those who are humble and to those whose hearts are broken.

Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved, but anyone who does not believe will be punished.

When the believers heard this, they stopped arguing. They praised God and said, “So God is allowing even other nations to turn to him and live.”

I warned both Jews and Greeks to change their lives and turn to God and believe in our Lord Jesus.

So, my dear friends, run away from the worship of idols.

Do you think we have been defending ourselves to you all this time? We have been speaking in Christ and before God. You are our dear friends, and everything we do is to make you stronger.

Dear friends, we have these promises from God, so we should make ourselves pure—free from anything that makes body or soul unclean. We should try to become holy in the way we live, because we respect God.

The kind of sorrow God wants makes people change their hearts and lives. This leads to salvation, and you cannot be sorry for that. But the kind of sorrow the world has brings death.

When we are in Christ Jesus, it is not important if we are circumcised or not. The important thing is faith—the kind of faith that works through love.

You helped the prisoners. You even had joy when all that you owned was taken from you, because you knew you had something better and more lasting.

But we are not those who turn back and are lost. We are people who have faith and are saved.

So surely we also will be punished if we ignore this great salvation. The Lord himself first told about this salvation, and those who heard him testified it was true.

And because his obedience was perfect, he was able to give eternal salvation to all who obey him.

God is fair; he will not forget the work you did and the love you showed for him by helping his people. And he will remember that you are still helping them.

Dear friends, you are like foreigners and strangers in this world. I beg you to avoid the evil things your bodies want to do that fight against your soul.

My friends, this is the second letter I have written you to help your honest minds remember.

My dear friends, I am not writing a new command to you but an old command you have had from the beginning. It is the teaching you have already heard.

Dear friends, I wanted very much to write you about the salvation we all share. But I felt the need to write you about something else: I want to encourage you to fight hard for the faith that was given the holy people of God once and for all time.




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