Hebrews 6:8

But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
But	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
beareth	ἐκφέρουσα ekpherousa	G1627	to bear out (literally or figuratively) · verb — present active participle, nominative singular feminine
thorns	ἀκάνθας akanthas	G173	a thorn · noun — accusative plural feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
briers	τριβόλους tribolous	G5146	properly · noun — accusative plural masculine
rejected	ἀδόκιμος adokimos	G96	unapproved · adjective — nominative singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
unto	ἐγγύς, engus	G1451	akin to the base of G43 (ἀγκάλη)) · preposition
cursing	κατάρας kataras	G2671	imprecation · noun — genitive singular feminine
whose	ἧς hēs	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — genitive singular feminine
end	τέλος telos	G5056	properly · noun — nominative singular neuter
to	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
burned	καῦσιν.¶ kausin	G2740	burning (the act) · noun — accusative singular feminine

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Cross-references

Genesis 3:17-18 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying…
John 15:6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burn…
Deuteronomy 29:28 And the LORD rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this…
Luke 13:7-9 Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down;…
Isaiah 5:1-7 Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:
Jeremiah 44:22 So that the LORD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefor…
Hebrews 10:27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
Hebrews 12:17 For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he s…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 6:1-8

We have here the apostle's advice to the Hebrews - that they would grow up from a state of childhood to the fullness of the stature of the new man in Christ. He declares his readiness to assist them all he could in their spiritual progress; and, for their greater encouragement, he puts himself with them: Let us go on. Here observe, In order to their growth, Christians must leave the principles of the doctrine of Christ. How must they leave them? They must not lose them, they must not despise them, they must not forget them. They must lay them up in their hearts, and lay them as the foundation of all their profession and expectation; but they must not rest and stay in them, they must not be a…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hebrews 6:8

that which--rather as Greek (no article), "But if it (the 'land,' Heb 6:7) bear"; not so favorable a word as "bringeth forth," Heb 6:7, said of the good soil. briers--Greek, "thistles." rejected--after having been tested; so the Greek implies. Reprobate . . . rejected by the Lord. nigh unto cursing--on the verge of being given up to its own barrenness by the just curse of God. This "nigh" softens the severity of the previous "It is impossible," &c. (Heb 6:4, Heb 6:6). The ground is not yet actually cursed. whose--"of which (land) the end is unto burning," namely, with the consuming fire of the last judgment; as the land of Sodom was given to "brimstone, salt, and burning" (Deu 29:23)…

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Adam Clarke on Hebrews 6:8

That which beareth thorns and briers is rejected - That is: The land which, notwithstanding the most careful cultivation, receiving also in due times the early and latter rain, produces nothing but thorns and briers, or noxious weeds of different kinds, is rejected, αδοκιμος, is given up as unimprovable; its briers, thorns, and brushwood burnt down; and then left to be pastured on by the beasts of the field. This seems to be the custom in husbandry to which the apostle alludes. The nature of the case prevents us from supposing that he alludes to the custom of pushing and burning, in order to farther fertilization. This practice has been common from very early times: - Saepe Etiam Steriles I…

Dictionary and topics

Brier — This word occurs frequently, and is the translation of several different terms. (1.) Micah 7:4, it denotes a species of thorn shrub used for hedges. In Prov. 15:19 the word is rendered “thorn” (Heb.…
Castaway — Gr. adokimos, (1 Cor. 9:27), one regarded as unworthy (R.V., “rejected”); elsewhere rendered “reprobate” (2 Tim. 3:8, etc.); “rejected” (Heb. 6:8, etc.).
Reprobate — That which is rejected on account of its own worthlessness (Jer. 6:30; Heb. 6:8; Gr. adokimos, “rejected”). This word is also used with reference to persons cast away or rejected because they have…
Thistle — (1.) Heb. hoah (2 Kings 14:9; Job 31:40). In Job 41:2 the Hebrew word is rendered “thorn,” but in the Revised Version “hook.” It is also rendered “thorn” in 2 Chr. 33:11; Prov. 26:9; Cant. 2:2;…
Thorn — (1.) Heb. hedek (Prov. 15:19), rendered “brier” in Micah 7:4. Some thorny plant, of the Solanum family, suitable for hedges. This is probably the so-called “apple of Sodom,” which grows very…
Apostasy · 4:1,2; — 4:1,2;
Backsliders · 8:22; — 8:22;
Reprobacy · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Hebrews 6:8

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 6:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hebrews 6:8

Adam Clarke on Hebrews 6:8

Dictionary and topics

Hebrews 6:8

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 6:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hebrews 6:8

Adam Clarke on Hebrews 6:8

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Hebrews 6:8

John Calvin on Hebrews 6:7-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Hebrews 6:7-8