Ibrani 6:1

6:1 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,

Ibrani 6:3

6:3 And this is what we intend to do, ⁵  if God permits.

Ibrani 10:22

10:22 let us draw near with a sincere heart in the assurance that faith brings, ⁶  because we have had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience ⁷  and our bodies washed in pure water.

[6:1]  ¹ tn Grk “Therefore leaving behind.” The implication is not of abandoning this elementary information, but of building on it.

[6:1]  ² tn Or “basic.”

[6:1]  ³ tn Grk “the message of the beginning of Christ.”

[6:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “leaving behind…let us move on.”

[6:3]  ⁵ tn Grk “and we will do this.”

[10:22]  ⁶ tn Grk “in assurance of faith.”

[10:22]  ⁷ sn The phrase our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience combines the OT imagery of the sprinkling with blood to give ritual purity with the emphasis on the interior cleansing provided by the new covenant: It is the heart that is cleansed and the conscience made perfect (cf. Heb 8:10; 9:9, 14; 10:2, 16).