Hebrews 6:6-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
6 and then have fallen away, to bring them to repentance again, since they are recrucifying the Son of God for themselves[a] and holding him up to contempt.(A) 7 Ground that has absorbed the rain falling upon it repeatedly and brings forth crops useful to those for whom it is cultivated receives a blessing from God.(B) 8 But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is rejected; it will soon be cursed and finally burned.(C)
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- 6:6 They are recrucifying the Son of God for themselves: a colorful description of the malice of apostasy, which is portrayed as again crucifying and deriding the Son of God.
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